c Function of ant. post longitudinal lig. vertebral disc ◆ Ant longitudinal lig Maintains stability of the intervertebral disc and prevents hyperextension of the vertebral column Post. longitudinal lic Prevents hyperflexion of the vertebral column and post protrusion of the discs ◆| intervertebral disc make the movement of vertebral column flexible and make the vertebral column with elasticity Copy Right- Honggi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fuc5n UniversityCopy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University Copy Right- Hongqi ZHANG-Department of Anatomy-Fudan University 5 Function of ant.post longitudinal lig. & vertebral disc Ant.longitudinal lig. Maintains stability of the intervertebral disc and prevents hyperextension of the vertebral column Post.longitudinal lig. Prevents hyperflexion of the vertebral column and post. protrusion of the discs Intervertebral disc. make the movement of vertebral column flexible and make the vertebral column with elasticity