median nuchal line attachment site

Term ID

UBERON:0014804

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Definition

Of the nuchal lines, the one that runs from the external occipital protuberance a ridge or crest is the median nuchal line, often faintly marked, descends to the foramen magnum, and affords attachment to the ligamentum nuchae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuchal_lines

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