neck
Sign in to saveThe neck is the part of the body in many vertebrates that connects the head to the torso. It supports the weight of the head and protects the nerves that transmit sensory and motor information between the brain and the rest of the body. Additionally, the neck is highly flexible, allowing the head to turn and move in all directions. Anatomically, the human neck is divided into four compartments: vertebral, visceral, and two vascular compartments. Within these compartments, the neck houses the cervical vertebrae, the cervical portion of the spinal cord, upper parts of the respiratory and digesti
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The neck is the part of your body that connects your head to your torso, and it supports your head's weight while protecting the nerves that carry signals between your brain and the rest of your body. Its flexibility allows your head to turn and move in different directions, and it contains important structures including vertebrae, the spinal cord, and parts of your respiratory and digestive systems.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Neck
- Anatomy.Latin
- cervix; collum
- Anatomy.Image
- Neck.png
- Anatomy.Caption
- Human neck (male)
- Anatomy.Image2
- Female neck.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption2
- Human neck (female)
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Compartments
- Muscles and triangles
- Nerve supply
- Blood supply and vessels
- Surface anatomy
- Pain
- Circumference
- Animals
- See also
- References
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The neck is the part of the body in many vertebrates that connects the head to the torso. It supports the weight of the head and protects the nerves that transmit sensory and motor information between the brain and the rest of the body. Additionally, the neck is highly flexible, allowing the head to turn and move in all directions. Anatomically, the human neck is divided into four compartments: vertebral, visceral, and two vascular compartments. Within these compartments, the neck houses the cervical vertebrae, the cervical portion of the spinal cord, upper parts of the respiratory and digestive tracts, endocrine glands, nerves, arteries and veins. The muscles of the neck, which are separate from the compartments, form the boundaries of the neck triangles.
In anatomy, the neck is also referred to as the ' or '. However, when the term cervix is used alone, it often refers to the uterine cervix, the neck of the uterus. Therefore, the adjective cervical can 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).