Elastic Ligament—Ligamentum Nuchae (Nuchal Ligament)

The elastic ligaments are considered dense regular connective tissue ( stretch-resistant parallel fibers). Their interconnecting bundles of elastic f ibers vary in thickness. In this preparation, the elastic fibers are stained bright red. The network of collagen fibers and reticular fibers  (stained green-blue) contains fibrocytes and small blood vessels.  The smooth muscles, which can raise the neck hair ( arrector muscles of the hair), have elastic end-tendons.  Bovine neck band, ligamentum nuchae.

Stain: Jerusalem trichrome staining, modified; magnification: × 200

References

Kuehnel, W.(2003). Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy. 4^th edition . Institute of Anatomy Universitätzu Luebeck Luebeck, Germany . Thieme Stuttgart · New York .