Structure
The pulmonary ligament is a roughly triangular extension of parietal and visceral pleura inferiorly from the hilum of the lung.
Key Features/Anatomical Relations
The parietal and visceral layers envelope the hilar structures where they form the pleural sleeve. This continues inferiorly as the pleural ligament.
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Joint Ligament
Entheseal structures are widely located throughout the body and are represented by the interface between bone and several tissues including tendon, joint capsules and ligaments.
