part of part of in taxon attached to attached to Pan Homo sapiens Canidae Equidae Bovidae nuchal ligament 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 Wikipedia:Nuchal_ligament BTO:0000952 ligament of neck paddywhack paxwax ligamentum nuchae UBERON:0000351 FMA:13427 As it is required for running, not all animals have a nuchal ligament A fibrous membrane, which, in the neck, represents the supraspinal ligaments of the upper vertebrae. SCTID:166962007 occipital bone cervical vertebra dorsal region element skeletal ligament dorsal part of neck