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The neck is the part of the body on many limbed vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk.
Anatomy of the human neck
Bony anatomy: The cervical spine
The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven bony segments, typically referred to as C-1 to C-7, with cartilaginous disks between each vertebral body. The neck supports the weight of the head and protects the nerves that travel 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. From top to bottom the cervical spine is gently curved in convex-forward fashion. It is the least marked of all the curves of the column.Soft tissue anatomy
In the middle line below the chin can be felt the body of the hyoid bone, just below which is the prominence of the thyroid cartilage called "Adam's apple," better marked in men than in women. Still lower the cricoid cartilage is easily felt, while between this and the suprasternal notch the trachea and isthmus of the thyroid gland may be made out. At the side the outline of the sternomastoid muscle is the most striking mark; it divides the anterior triangle of the neck from the posterior. The upper part of the former contains the submaxillary gland, which lies just below the posterior half of the body of the jaw. The line of the common and the external carotid arteries may be marked by joining the sterno-clavicular articulation to the angle of the jaw. More on [ Neck ]
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@13badluck13 I always pictured Lucas and his neck as more of a retarded Stegosaurus myself.
MALACHE (MALACHE) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:27:07 -0000
@13badluck13 I always pictured Lucas and his neck as more of a retarded Stegosaurus myself.
my head hurts...i think its from falling yesterday. Not that i fell on my head, but my neck is out of place thus causing
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