ligamentum nuchae


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lig·a·men·tum nu·'chae

[TA]
a sagittal ligamentous band at the back of the neck, formed of thickened supraspinous ligaments; it extends from the external occipital protuberance to the posterior border of the foramen magnum cranially and to the seventh cervical spinous process caudally.
Synonym(s): nuchal ligament ☆ , apparatus ligamentosus colli

lig·a·men·tum nu·chae

(lig-ă-men'tŭm nū'kē) [TA]
A sagittal ligamentous band at the back of the neck, formed of thickened supraspinous ligaments; it extends from the external occipital protuberance to the posterior border of the foramen magnum cranially, and to the seventh cervical spinous process caudally.
Synonym(s): nuchal ligament.

ligamentum

pl. ligamenta [L.] ligament.
ligamentum arteriosum
remnants of the ductus arteriosus between the aorta and the pulmonary artery.
ligamentum flavum
connects the arches of adjacent vertebrae.
ligamentum nuchae
see nuchal ligament.
ligamentum venosum
remnants of the ductus venosus in the liver.
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