neck

Also known as neck (body part)

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 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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Research

516,899 papers

Anatomy of Neck Muscles, Spaces, and Lymph Nodes.ReviewNeuroimaging clinics of North America · 2022Norris CD, Anzai YDOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.027
The anatomy and pathophysiology of neck pain.ReviewPhysical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2011Bogduk NDOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2011.03.008
Prevalence of text neck syndrome, its impact on neck dysfunction, and its associated factors among medical students: A cross-sectional study.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Salameh MA, Boyajian SD, Amaireh EA et al.DOI: 10.3233/WOR-230678
Congenital Neck Masses.ReviewClinics in perinatology · 2018Quintanilla-Dieck L, Penn EB JrDOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.012
Neck rejuvenation.ReviewDermatologic clinics · 2005Roy DDOI: 10.1016/j.det.2005.04.003
Neck dissection classification update: revisions proposed by the American Head and Neck Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery · 2002Robbins KT, Clayman G, Levine PA et al.DOI: 10.1001/archotol.128.7.751
Deep Neck Contouring through the Ages.ReviewFacial plastic surgery : FPS · 2025Su-Genyk P, Quatela VDOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1781455
Open neck contouring.ReviewClinics in plastic surgery · 2014Labbé D, Giot JPDOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2013.09.014

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Necks
NCI Thesaurus ID: C13063
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/cervical.html

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Structure
Compartments
Muscles and triangles
Nerve supply
Blood supply and vessels
Surface anatomy
Pain
Circumference
Animals
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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).