Ligament
schema:Thing > schema:MedicalEntity > schema:AnatomicalStructure > schema:Ligament
A short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that functions to connect multiple bones, cartilages, and structurally support joints.
| Property | Expected Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Properties from schema:AnatomicalStructure | ||
| schema:associatedPathophysiology | schema:Text | If applicable, a description of the pathophysiology associated with the anatomical system, including potential abnormal changes in the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the system. | 
| schema:bodyLocation | schema:Text | Location in the body of the anatomical structure. | 
| schema:connectedTo | schema:AnatomicalStructure | Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected. | 
| schema:diagram | schema:ImageObject | An image containing a diagram that illustrates the structure and/or its component substructures and/or connections with other structures. | 
| schema:function | schema:Text | Function of the anatomical structure. | 
| schema:partOfSystem | schema:AnatomicalSystem | The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of. | 
| schema:relatedCondition | schema:MedicalCondition | A medical condition associated with this anatomy. | 
| schema:relatedTherapy | schema:MedicalTherapy | A medical therapy related to this anatomy. | 
| schema:subStructure | schema:AnatomicalStructure | Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure. | 
| Properties from schema:MedicalEntity | ||
| schema:code | schema:MedicalCode | A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc. | 
| schema:guideline | schema:MedicalGuideline | A medical guideline related to this entity. | 
| schema:medicineSystem | schema:MedicineSystem | The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc. | 
| schema:recognizingAuthority | schema:Organization | If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine. | 
| schema:relevantSpecialty | schema:MedicalSpecialty | If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant. | 
| schema:study | schema:MedicalStudy | A medical study or trial related to this entity. | 
| Properties from schema:Thing | ||
| schema:additionalType | schema:URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally. | 
| schema:alternateName | schema:Text | An alias for the item. | 
| schema:description | schema:Text | A short description of the item. | 
| schema:image | schema:ImageObject  or schema:URL | An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. | 
| schema:name | schema:Text | The name of the item. | 
| schema:potentialAction | schema:Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. | 
| schema:sameAs | schema:URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Freebase page, or official website. | 
| schema:url | schema:URL | URL of the item. | 
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