Exempel på nuchae

• Acne keloidalis nuchae most commonly presents itself in individuals aged 13 to 25.

• Above the seventh cervical vertebrae, the supraspinous ligament is continuous with the ligamentum nuchae.

• The ligamentum nuchae was found to be continuous with the posterior cervical spinal dura and the lateral portion of the occipital bone.

• The ligamentum nuchae and trapezius muscle attach to it.

• This is useful in blood vessels, the lungs, in skin, and the ligamentum nuchae, and these tissues contain high amounts of elastins.

• Posteriorly (towards the back of the neck), it blends with ligamentum nuchae.

• One of the most readily identifiable is the thickened, deeply fissured skin seen on the back of the chronically sun-exposed neck, known as "cutis rhomboidalis nuchae".