The nuchal fascia is a

fascia A fascia (; plural fasciae or fascias; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. ...

covering the autochthonous musculature of the neck as a part of the

cervical fascia The cervical fascia is fascia found in the region of the neck. It usually refers to the deep cervical fascia. However, there is also a superficial cervical fascia Superficial cervical fascia is a thin layer of subcutaneous connective tissue that ...

. It proceeds the thoracolumbar fascia to the top (cranial). The fascia itself is made of two parts: A superficial layer ( lat.: ''Fascia nuchae superficialis)'' and a deeper layer that is located among the

Trapezius muscle The trapezius is a large paired trapezoid-shaped surface muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae of the spine and laterally to the spine of the scapula. It moves the scapula and supports the ...

and that sheaths the deeper cervical musculature from dorsal side. Expanding laterally, the fascia also covers the dorsal musculature. In the middle of the deeper layer a bulge is resided – the

nuchal ligament The nuchal ligament is a ligament at the back of the neck that is continuous with the supraspinous ligament. Structure The nuchal ligament extends from the external occipital protuberance on the skull and median nuchal line to the spinous proces ...

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