#cervix__neck the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"
supertype: #external_body_part any body part visible externally
subtype: #bull_neck a thick short powerful neck
part of: #body [49,49]
part: #dewlap a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
part: #thymus_gland__thymus a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age
part: #carotid_artery__carotidartery__arteria_carotis__arteriacaroti either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
part: #cervical_artery__areteria_cervicalis an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck
part: #jugular_vein__jugularvein__vena_jugularis__jugular veins in the neck that return blood from the head
part: #windpipe__trachea membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
part: #epiglottis a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
part: #tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
part: #neuroepithelium epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
part: #taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
part: #nape__scruff__nucha the back side of the neck
part: #pharynx__throat the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
part: #lingua__tongue__glossa__clapper a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
part: #tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
part: #nasopharynx cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
part: #palatine_tonsil__tonsil__faucial_tonsil__faucialtonsil__tonsilla either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
part: #oropharynx cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
part: #laryngopharynx the lower part of the pharynx
part: #pharyngeal_tonsil__adenoid__Luschka's_tonsil__third_tonsil__thirdtonsil__tonsilla_pharyngealis__tonsilla_adenoidea a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
part: #pharyngeal_recess a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
part: #cervical_vertebra__neck_bone one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
part: #sternocleidomastoid_muscle__sternocleidomastoidmuscle__sternocleidomastoid__sternocleido_mastoideus__musculus_sternocleidomastoideus one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
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