nuchal ligament
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000351
A fibrous membrane, which, in the neck, represents the supraspinal ligaments of the upper vertebrae. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuchal_ligament ]
Synonyms: ligament of neck, ligamentum nuchae
Term info
- FMA:13427
- Wikipedia:Nuchal_ligament
- BTO:0000952
- SCTID:166962007
- EMAPA:19207
In humans it is a tendon-like structure that has developed independently in humans and other animals well adapted for running. In some four legged animals, particularly ungulates, the nuchal ligament serves to sustain the weight of the head
As it is required for running, not all animals have a nuchal ligament
paxwax
paddywhack
uberon
UBERON:0000351
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9596
Ligamentum nuchae
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9895, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9788, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9608
Term relations
- skeletal ligament
- dorsal region element
- attached to some occipital bone
- in taxon some (not Pan)
- attached to some cervical vertebra
- part of some dorsal part of neck