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id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" 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title="Cuello – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Cuello" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%A8%DC%98%DC%AA%DC%90_(%DC%9D%DC%98%DC%A0%DC%A6%DC%A2_%DC%A8%DC%AA%DC%98%DC%9D%DC%98%DC%AC%DC%90)" title="ܨܘܪܐ (ܝܘܠܦܢ ܨܪܘܝܘܬܐ) – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܨܘܪܐ (ܝܘܠܦܢ ܨܪܘܝܘܬܐ)" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C8%99i" title="Guși – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Guși" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescuezu" title="Pescuezu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Pescuezu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-atj mw-list-item"><a href="https://atj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okowiw" title="Okowiw – Atikamekw" lang="atj" hreflang="atj" data-title="Okowiw" data-language-autonym="Atikamekw" data-language-local-name="Atikamekw" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Atikamekw</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aj%C3%BAra" title="Ajúra – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Ajúra" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80" title="Габур – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Габур" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunka" title="Kunka – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Kunka" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyun" title="Boyun – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Boyun" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86" title="بویون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بویون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC" title="ঘাড় – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ঘাড়" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulu" title="Gulu – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Gulu" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80m-k%C3%BAn" title="Ām-kún – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ām-kún" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Шыя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Шыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Шыя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Шыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liog" title="Liog – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Liog" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Врат – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Врат" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%90%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8D" title="སྐེ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="སྐེ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrat" title="Vrat – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Vrat" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouzoug" title="Gouzoug – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Gouzoug" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coll_(anatomia)" title="Coll (anatomia) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Coll (anatomia)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%C4%83%D0%B9" title="Мăй – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Мăй" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krk" title="Krk – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Krk" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutsipa" title="Mutsipa – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Mutsipa" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singo" title="Singo – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Singo" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwddf" title="Gwddf – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gwddf" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyingoli" title="Nyingoli – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Nyingoli" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals" title="Hals – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hals" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals" title="Hals – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Hals" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%86%DE%A6%DE%8B%DE%AA%DE%83%DE%A7" title="ކަދުރާ – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ކަދުރާ" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kael" title="Kael – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kael" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Λαιμός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Λαιμός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuello" title="Cuello – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cuello" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolo" title="Kolo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kolo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepo" title="Lepo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lepo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86" title="گردن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="گردن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cou" title="Cou – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cou" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals" title="Hals – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Hals" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muine%C3%A1l" title="Muineál – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Muineál" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwannal" title="Mwannal – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Mwannal" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhach" title="Amhach – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Amhach" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescozo" title="Pescozo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Pescozo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%C3%A1ng-k%C3%AEn" title="Kiáng-kîn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kiáng-kîn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AA%A9" title="목 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="목" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%81" title="Պարանոց – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պարանոց" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8" title="गर्दन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="गर्दन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrat" title="Vrat – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Vrat" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gor mw-list-item"><a href="https://gor.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulo%27o" title="Bulo'o – Gorontalo" lang="gor" hreflang="gor" data-title="Bulo'o" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Hulontalo" data-language-local-name="Gorontalo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Hulontalo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolo" title="Kolo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kolo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leher" title="Leher – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Leher" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1ls" title="Háls – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Háls" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collo" title="Collo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Collo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8" title="צוואר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צוואר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulu" title="Gulu – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Gulu" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86" title="ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%8E%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8E%D9%86" title="گَردَن – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="گَردَن" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingo" title="Shingo – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Shingo" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kou" title="Kou – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Kou" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%BB" title="Stû – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Stû" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%BD" title="Моюн – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Моюн" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lbe mw-list-item"><a href="https://lbe.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D1%81%D1%83" title="Ссурссу – Lak" lang="lbe" hreflang="lbe" data-title="Ссурссу" data-language-autonym="Лакку" data-language-local-name="Lak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лакку</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collum" title="Collum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Collum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakls" title="Kakls – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kakls" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals" title="Hals – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Hals" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaklas" title="Kaklas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kaklas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nk%C3%ADng%C3%B3" title="Nkíngó – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Nkíngó" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colo" title="Colo – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Colo" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coll_(anatomia)" title="Coll (anatomia) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Coll (anatomia)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyak" title="Nyak – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nyak" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Врат – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Врат" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vozona" title="Vozona – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Vozona" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8" title="मान – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मान" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A9%E1%83%AE%E1%83%98" title="კინჩხი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="კინჩხი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leher" title="Leher – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Leher" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A2iu-g%C3%A1uk" title="Dâiu-gáuk – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Dâiu-gáuk" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Кърга – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Кърга" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domona" title="Domona – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Domona" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals_(anatomie)" title="Hals (anatomie) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Hals (anatomie)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80" title="घाँटी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="घाँटी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%81" title="कथु – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="कथु" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%96" title="首 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="首" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuollo" title="Cuollo – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Cuollo" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals" title="Hals – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hals" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hals" title="Hals – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Hals" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B2l_(anatomia)" title="Còl (anatomia) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Còl (anatomia)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morma" title="Morma – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Morma" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%CA%BByin" title="Boʻyin – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Boʻyin" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A7%E0%A9%8C%E0%A8%A3" title="ਧੌਣ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਧੌਣ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekleo" title="Bekleo – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Bekleo" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DA%BE%D9%88%DD%A8" title="دھوݨ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="دھوݨ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D8%A7%DA%93%D9%87" title="غاړه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="غاړه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%80_(%E1%9E%A2%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%99%E1%9E%9C%E1%9F%88)" title="ក (អវយវៈ) – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ក (អវយវៈ)" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cau" title="Cau – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Cau" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szyja" title="Szyja – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Szyja" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesco%C3%A7o" title="Pescoço – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Pescoço" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A2t" title="Gât – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Gât" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunka" title="Kunka – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Kunka" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%8F" title="Шея – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шея" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/liel" title="liel – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="liel" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%83" title="कण्ठः – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="कण्ठः" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B4%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9C" title="ᱦᱚᱴᱚᱜ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱦᱚᱴᱚᱜ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qafa" title="Qafa – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Qafa" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coddu" title="Coddu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Coddu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_(body_part)" title="Neck (body part) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Neck (body part)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krk" title="Krk – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Krk" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrat" title="Vrat – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Vrat" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qoor" title="Qoor – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Qoor" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84" title="مل – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="مل" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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color: white">Neck</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Neck.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Neck.png/250px-Neck.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Neck.png 1.5x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="335" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Human neck (male)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Female_neck.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Female_neck.jpg/250px-Female_neck.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Female_neck.jpg/375px-Female_neck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Female_neck.jpg/500px-Female_neck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Human neck (female)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>cervix; collum</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D009333">D009333</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/01.1.00.012%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A01.1.00.012</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=123">123</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma7155">7155</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9633" class="extiw" title="d:Q9633">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>neck</b> is the part of the body in many <a href="/wiki/Vertebrate" title="Vertebrate">vertebrates</a> that connects the <a href="/wiki/Head_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Head (anatomy)">head</a> to the torso. It supports the weight of the head and protects the nerves that transmit sensory and motor information between the <a href="/wiki/Brain" title="Brain">brain</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within these compartments, the neck houses the <a href="/wiki/Cervical_vertebrae" title="Cervical vertebrae">cervical vertebrae</a>, the cervical portion of the <a href="/wiki/Spinal_cord" title="Spinal cord">spinal cord</a>, upper parts of the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_tract" title="Respiratory tract">respiratory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gastrointestinal_tract" title="Gastrointestinal tract">digestive tracts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Endocrine_gland" title="Endocrine gland">endocrine glands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nerve" title="Nerve">nerves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">arteries⁣⁣</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vein" title="Vein">veins</a>. The muscles of the neck, which are separate from the compartments, form the boundaries of the neck triangles.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Anatomy" title="Anatomy">anatomy</a>, the neck is also referred to as the <b><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">cervix</i></span></b> or <b><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">collum</i></span></b>. However, when the term <i>cervix</i> is used alone, it often refers to the <a href="/wiki/Cervix" title="Cervix">uterine cervix</a>, the neck of the <a href="/wiki/Uterus" title="Uterus">⁣⁣uterus⁣⁣.</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, the adjective <i>cervical</i> can refer either to the neck (as in <i><a href="/wiki/Cervical_vertebrae" title="Cervical vertebrae">cervical vertebrae</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Cervical_lymph_nodes" title="Cervical lymph nodes">cervical lymph nodes</a></i>) or to the uterine cervix (as in <i><a href="/wiki/Cervical_cap" title="Cervical cap">cervical cap</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Cervical_cancer" title="Cervical cancer">cervical cancer</a></i>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Musculi_coli_base.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Musculi_coli_base.svg/220px-Musculi_coli_base.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Musculi_coli_base.svg/330px-Musculi_coli_base.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Musculi_coli_base.svg/440px-Musculi_coli_base.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1150" data-file-height="975" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Muscle" title="Muscle">Muscles</a> in the human neck</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compartments">Compartments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Compartments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The neck structures are distributed within four compartments:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Vertebral compartment</b> contains the <a href="/wiki/Cervical_vertebrae" title="Cervical vertebrae">cervical vertebrae</a> with <a href="/wiki/Intervertebral_disc" title="Intervertebral disc">cartilaginous discs</a> between each <a href="/wiki/Vertebral_body" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertebral body">vertebral body</a>. The alignment of the vertebrae defines the shape of the human neck.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the vertebrae bound the spinal canal, the cervical portion of the spinal cord is also found within the neck.</li> <li><b>Visceral compartment</b> accommodates the <a href="/wiki/Trachea" title="Trachea">trachea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larynx" title="Larynx">larynx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharynx" title="Pharynx">pharynx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thyroid" title="Thyroid">thyroid</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Parathyroid_gland" title="Parathyroid gland">parathyroid glands</a>.</li> <li><b>Vascular compartment</b> is paired and consists of the two <a href="/wiki/Carotid_sheath" title="Carotid sheath">carotid sheaths</a> found on each side of the trachea. Each carotid sheath contains the <a href="/wiki/Vagus_nerve" title="Vagus nerve">vagus nerve</a>, common carotid artery and <a href="/wiki/Internal_jugular_vein" title="Internal jugular vein">internal jugular vein</a>.</li></ul> <p>Besides the listed structures, the neck contains <a href="/wiki/Cervical_lymph_nodes" title="Cervical lymph nodes">cervical lymph nodes</a> which surround the blood vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Muscles_and_triangles">Muscles and triangles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Muscles and triangles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Muscles of the neck attach to the <a href="/wiki/Human_skull" class="mw-redirect" title="Human skull">skull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyoid_bone" title="Hyoid bone">hyoid bone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clavicle" title="Clavicle">clavicles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sternum" title="Sternum">sternum</a>. They bound the two major neck triangles; anterior and posterior.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Anterior_triangle_of_the_neck" title="Anterior triangle of the neck">Anterior triangle</a></b> is defined by the anterior border of the <a href="/wiki/Sternocleidomastoid_muscle" title="Sternocleidomastoid muscle">sternocleidomastoid muscle</a>, inferior edge of the <a href="/wiki/Mandible" title="Mandible">mandible</a> and the midline of the neck. It contains the <a href="/wiki/Stylohyoid_muscle" title="Stylohyoid muscle">stylohyoid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digastric_muscle" title="Digastric muscle">digastric</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mylohyoid_muscle" title="Mylohyoid muscle">mylohyoid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geniohyoid_muscle" title="Geniohyoid muscle">geniohyoid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omohyoid_muscle" title="Omohyoid muscle">omohyoid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sternohyoid_muscle" title="Sternohyoid muscle">sternohyoid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thyrohyoid_muscle" title="Thyrohyoid muscle">thyrohyoid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sternothyroid_muscle" title="Sternothyroid muscle">sternothyroid muscles</a>. These muscles are grouped as the <a href="/wiki/Suprahyoid_muscles" title="Suprahyoid muscles">suprahyoid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Infrahyoid_muscles" title="Infrahyoid muscles">infrahyoid muscles</a> depending on if they are located superiorly or inferiorly to the hyoid bone. The suprahyoid muscles (stylohyoid, digastric, mylohyoid, geniohyoid) elevate the hyoid bone, while the infrahyoid muscles (omohyoid, sternohyoid, thyrohyoid, sternothyroid) depress it. Acting synchronously, both groups facilitate <a href="/wiki/Speech" title="Speech">speech</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swallowing" title="Swallowing">swallowing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Posterior_triangle_of_the_neck" title="Posterior triangle of the neck">Posterior triangle</a></b> is bordered by the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, anterior border of the <a href="/wiki/Trapezius" title="Trapezius">trapezius muscle</a> and the superior edge of the middle third of the clavicle. This triangle contains the sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, <a href="/wiki/Splenius_capitis_muscle" title="Splenius capitis muscle">splenius capitis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Levator_scapulae_muscle" title="Levator scapulae muscle">levator scapulae</a>, omohyoid, anterior, middle and posterior <a href="/wiki/Scalene_muscles" title="Scalene muscles">scalene muscles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nerve_supply">Nerve supply</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nerve supply"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sensation to the front areas of the neck comes from the roots of the <a href="/wiki/Spinal_nerve" title="Spinal nerve">spinal nerves</a> C2-C4, and at the back of the neck from the roots of C4-C5.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to nerves coming from and within the human spine, the <a href="/wiki/Accessory_nerve" title="Accessory nerve">accessory nerve</a> and vagus nerve travel down the neck.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blood_supply_and_vessels">Blood supply and vessels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Blood supply and vessels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The head and neck get the majority of its blood supply through the carotid and vertebral arteries. Arteries which supply the neck are <a href="/wiki/Common_carotid_artery" title="Common carotid artery">common carotid arteries</a>, which bifurcate into the <a href="/wiki/Internal_carotid_artery" title="Internal carotid artery">internal</a> and <a href="/wiki/External_carotid_artery" title="External carotid artery">external carotid arteries</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surface_anatomy">Surface anatomy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Surface anatomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ahhhhhhh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ahhhhhhh.jpg/220px-Ahhhhhhh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ahhhhhhh.jpg/330px-Ahhhhhhh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ahhhhhhh.jpg/440px-Ahhhhhhh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Clear view of <a href="/wiki/Adam%27s_apple" title="Adam's apple">Adam's apple</a> in profile.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neck_-_Tiger.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Neck_-_Tiger.jpg/220px-Neck_-_Tiger.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Neck_-_Tiger.jpg/330px-Neck_-_Tiger.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Neck_-_Tiger.jpg/440px-Neck_-_Tiger.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>Development of neck lines (Latin: <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">monillas</i></span></i>) or "moon rings" due to excess fat.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Thyroid_cartilage" title="Thyroid cartilage">thyroid cartilage</a> of the larynx forms a bulge in the midline of the neck called the <a href="/wiki/Adam%27s_apple" title="Adam's apple">Adam's apple</a>. The Adam's apple is usually more prominent in men.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inferior to the Adam's apple is the <a href="/wiki/Cricoid_cartilage" title="Cricoid cartilage">cricoid cartilage</a>. The trachea is traceable at the midline, extending between the cricoid cartilage and <a href="/wiki/Suprasternal_notch" title="Suprasternal notch">suprasternal notch</a>. </p><p>From a lateral aspect, the sternomastoid muscle is the most striking mark. It separates the anterior triangle of the neck from the posterior. The upper part of the anterior triangle contains the <a href="/wiki/Submandibular_gland" title="Submandibular gland">submandibular glands</a>, which lie just below the posterior half of the mandible. The line of the common and the external carotid arteries can be marked by joining the sterno-clavicular articulation to the angle of the jaw. Neck lines can appear at any age of adulthood as a result of sun damage, for example, or of <a href="/wiki/Ageing" title="Ageing">ageing</a> where skin loses its elasticity and can <a href="/wiki/Wrinkle" title="Wrinkle">wrinkle</a>. </p><p>The eleventh cranial nerve or <a href="/wiki/Spinal_accessory_nerve" class="mw-redirect" title="Spinal accessory nerve">spinal accessory nerve</a> corresponds to a line drawn from a point midway between the angle of the jaw and the mastoid process to the middle of the posterior border of the sterno-mastoid muscle and thence across the posterior triangle to the deep surface of the trapezius. The external <a href="/wiki/Jugular_vein" title="Jugular vein">jugular vein</a> can usually be seen through the skin; it runs in a line drawn from the angle of the jaw to the middle of the clavicle, and close to it are some small lymphatic glands. The <a href="/wiki/Anterior_jugular_vein" title="Anterior jugular vein">anterior jugular vein</a> is smaller and runs down about half an inch from the middle line of the neck. The clavicle or collarbone forms the lower limit of the neck, and laterally the outward slope of the neck to the shoulder is caused by the trapezius muscle. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pain">Pain</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Neck_pain" title="Neck pain">Neck pain</a></div> <p>Disorders of the neck are a common source of pain. The neck has a great deal of functionality but is also subject to a lot of stress. Common sources of <a href="/wiki/Neck_pain" title="Neck pain">neck pain</a> (and related pain syndromes, such as pain that radiates down the arm) include (and are strictly limited to):<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Whiplash_(medicine)" title="Whiplash (medicine)">Whiplash</a>, strained a muscle or another <a href="/wiki/Soft_tissue_injury" title="Soft tissue injury">soft tissue injury</a></li> <li>Cervical <a href="/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation" class="mw-redirect" title="Spinal disc herniation">herniated disc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cervical_spinal_stenosis" title="Cervical spinal stenosis">Cervical spinal stenosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osteoarthritis" title="Osteoarthritis">Osteoarthritis</a></li> <li>Vascular sources of pain, like <a href="/wiki/Arterial_dissection" class="mw-redirect" title="Arterial dissection">arterial dissections</a> or internal jugular vein <a href="/wiki/Venous_thrombosis" title="Venous thrombosis">thrombosis</a></li> <li>Cervical <a href="/wiki/Adenitis" title="Adenitis">adenitis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Circumference">Circumference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Circumference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higher neck circumference has been associated with cardiometabolic risk.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upper-body fat distribution is a worse prognostic compared to lower-body fat distribution for diseases such as <a href="/wiki/Type_2_diabetes" title="Type 2 diabetes">type 2 diabetes mellitus</a> or <a href="/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease" title="Coronary artery disease">ischemic cardiopathy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neck circumference has been associated with the risk of being mechanically ventilated in <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> patients, with a 26% increased risk for each centimeter increase in neck circumference.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a "large neck phenotype" on admission had a more than double risk of death.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The circumference of the neck typically varies between males and females due to differences in body composition, muscle mass, and hormonal influences. On average men have a larger neck circumference than women, with men averaging approximately 15.2 inches (38.7 cm) and women around 13.1 inches (33.3 cm). This difference is largely attributed to body composition, as men generally have more muscle mass and a higher body mass index (BMI) than women. Hormonal differences also play a significant role, as testosterone, which is present at higher levels in men, promotes muscle growth, including in the neck area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_animals">Other animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg/220px-Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg/330px-Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg/440px-Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1590" data-file-height="2011" /></a><figcaption>The long neck is a distinguishing feature of the <a href="/wiki/Giraffe" title="Giraffe">giraffe</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The neck appears in some of the earliest of <a href="/wiki/Tetrapod" title="Tetrapod">tetrapod</a> fossils, and the functionality provided has led to its being retained in all land vertebrates as well as marine-adapted tetrapods such as turtles, seals, and penguins.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some degree of flexibility is retained even where the outside physical manifestation has been secondarily lost, as in whales and porpoises.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A morphologically functioning neck also appears among insects. Its absence in fish and aquatic arthropods is notable, as many have life stations similar to a terrestrial or tetrapod counterpart or could otherwise make use of the added flexibility.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The word "neck" is sometimes used as a convenience to refer to the region behind the head in some <a href="/wiki/Snail" title="Snail">snails</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gastropod" class="mw-redirect" title="Gastropod">gastropod</a> <a href="/wiki/Mollusc" class="mw-redirect" title="Mollusc">molluscs</a>, even though there is no clear distinction between this area, the head area, and the rest of the body.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neck&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/60px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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