The transverse metacarpal ligament is a narrow fibrous band, which runs across the volar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, connecting them together.
| Deep transverse metacarpal ligament | |
|---|---|
 Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Volar aspect. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum metacarpale transversum |
| TA98 | A03.5.11.504 |
| TA2 | 1838 |
| FMA | 42459 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It is blended with the volar (glenoid) ligaments of the metacarpophalangeal articulations.
Its volar surface is concave where the Flexor tendons pass over it; behind it the tendons of the Interossei pass to their insertions.
External links
- "12492633" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary - "superficial transverse metacarpal ligament"
- "12492625" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary - "deep transverse metacarpal ligament"
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This article incorporates text in the public ___domain from page 331 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)