Part of the body on many vertebrates that connects the head with the torso
For other uses, see Neck (disambiguation).
Neck
Human neck
Details
Identifiers
Latin
cervix; collum
MeSH
D009333
TA98
A01.1.00.012
TA2
123
FMA
7155
Anatomical terminology
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The neck is the part of the body on many vertebrates that connects the head with the torso. The neck supports the weight of the head and protects the nerves that carry sensory and motor information from the brain down to the rest of the body. In addition, the neck is highly flexible and allows the head to turn and flex in all directions. The structures of the human neck are anatomically grouped into four compartments: vertebral, visceral and two vascular compartments.[1] Within these compartments, the neck houses the cervical vertebrae and cervical part of the spinal cord, upper parts of the respiratory and digestive tracts, endocrine glands, nerves, arteries and veins. Muscles of the neck are described separately from the compartments. They bound the neck triangles.[2]
In anatomy, the neck is also called by its Latin names, cervix or collum, although when used alone, in context, the word cervix more often refers to the uterine cervix, the neck of the uterus.[3] Thus the adjective cervical may refer either to the neck (as in cervical vertebrae or cervical lymph nodes) or to the uterine cervix (as in cervical cap or cervical cancer).
^Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M.; Gray, Henry (15 November 2015). Gray's Anatomy for Students (3rd ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 9780702051319. OCLC 881508489.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (41st ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 9780702052309. OCLC 920806541.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Whitmore, Ian (1999). "Terminologia Anatomica: New terminology for the new anatomist". The Anatomical Record. 257 (2): 50–53. doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(19990415)257:2<50::aid-ar4>3.0.co;2-w. ISSN 1097-0185. PMID 10321431.
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