head

Also known as heads, noddles, cephalic

A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may not have a head, but many bilaterally symmetric forms do, regardless of size.

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A head is the upper part of an organism's body that typically contains structures like the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, which work together to help the animal see, hear, smell, and taste. While many animals have heads, some very simple organisms do not, though most animals with bilateral body symmetry (mirrored left and right sides) do have one.

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Anatomy.Name: Head
Anatomy.Latin: caput
Anatomy.Greek: κεφαλή (kephalḗ)
Anatomy.Image: Portrait of a Meerkat.jpg
Anatomy.Caption: The head of a meerkat

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Image: Bald Eagle Head sq.jpg

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Commons category: Heads
NCI Thesaurus ID: C12419

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Human head
Other animals
Arthropods
Insects
Vertebrates and the "new head hypothesis"
In society and culture
Art
Cuisine
Heraldry
Idiomatic expressions
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Heads develop in animals by an evolutionary trend known as cephalization. In bilaterally symmetrical animals, nervous tissue concentrate at the anterior region, forming structures responsible for information processing. Through biological evolution, sense organs and feeding structures also concentrate into the anterior region; these collectively form the head. thumb|The head of a death mask