neck
An organism subdivision that extends from the head to the pectoral girdle, encompassing the cervical vertebral column. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
neck
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
true necks are considered to be present when the pectoral girdle is separate from the skull - Tiktaalik is the earliest known fish to have a true neck.
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Female_neck.jpg
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_32443
uberon
collum, neck (volume)
cervical
UBERON:0000974
Term relations
- organism subdivision
- part of some craniocervical region
- anteriorly connected to some head
- posteriorly connected to some trunk