Sentences with phrase «nuchal ligament»

He went on to explain that adept runners like horses, dogs, and rabbits keep their noggins remarkably steady as they lope, thanks to an obscure bit of anatomy called the nuchal ligament.

Simultaneously, with each heel strike, certain shoulder muscles contract and put tension on the nuchal ligament, pulling up the skull and keeping it level.

Rummaging through a collection of replicas of fossilized primate bones in a nearby lab, Bramble pointed out that the nuchal ligament leaves a trace — a delicate ridge — where it attaches at the base of the human skull.

It lies in a classic death pose, with the head pulled back over the body because of the contraction of the strong nuchal ligament in the neck.