Lateral arcuate ligament
System
Respiratory
Lateral arcuate ligament
Definition
The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum. It is traversed by the subcostal nerve, artery and vein.
The Lateral arcuate ligament is a part of the Respiratory.