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'{{Infobox ligament | Name = Intertransverse ligament | Latin = Ligamenta intertransversaria | Image = Gray84.png | Caption = A [[cervical vertebra]] ([[transverse processes]] labeled at upper right) | Image2 = Gray303.png | Caption2 = [[Vertebral arches]] of three [[thoracic vertebrae]] viewed from the front | From = [[Transverse processes]] | To = [[Transverse processes]] }} The '''intertransverse ligaments''' are [[ligament]]s that are placed between the [[transverse processes]] of the [[Vertebral column|spine]]. In the [[cervical vertebrae|cervical]] region they consist of a few irregular, scattered fibers that are often replaced by muscles. In the [[thoracic vertebrae|thoracic]] region they are rounded cords intimately connected with the deep muscles of the back. In the [[Lumbar vertebrae|lumbar]] region they are thin and membranous.<ref name="Gray">{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/107/72.html |title=Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body |publisher=Bartleby.com |access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="AnatomyExpert">{{Cite web|url=http://www.anatomyexpert.com/structure_detail/15106/143/|publisher=AnatomyExpert|title=Intertransverse ligaments|access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref> The intertransverse ligaments often blend with the [[intertransversarii|intertransverse]] muscles.<ref name="AnatomyExpert" /> The function of the intertransverse ligaments is to limit [[Anatomical terms of motion|lateral flexion]] of the spine.<ref name="AnatomyExpert" /> foramen jugulare siuuu ==References== {{Gray's}} {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Joints of torso}} {{Portal bar|Anatomy}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Ligaments of the torso]] {{ligament-stub}}'