Relationships of musculus rhomboideus, ligamentum nuchae and vertebrae thoracis and lumbales in Bos indicus.
The funicular part of the ligamentum nuchae of Bos indicus attaches to the dorsolateral edges of the bifid spines of the seventh thoracic through third lumbar vertebrate. Cranially, the funiculus nuchae runs freely medial to the deep thoracic fascia which separates it from the overlying rhomboideus thoracis. The zebu hump is composed primarily of rhomboideus cervicis which in the thoracic position is clearly separable from underlying structures.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology*