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STUDENTS HISTOLOGY 



FIG. 38. 



TEASED YELLOW ELASTIC TISSUE FROM THE LIGAMENTUM 

 (X 250.) 



FIG. 39. TRANSVERSE SECTION OF PART OF THE LIGAMENTUM NUCH^E. 

 S. Sheath of the ligament, sending prolongations within as at T, T dividing the structure 

 into irregular bundles or fasciculi. 



L. Lymph-spaces in the connective tissue. 



A. Adipose tissue in the sheath. . 



V. Blood-vessels in transverse section. 



E, E. Primitive fasciculi of yellow elastic tissue fibers. 



