The anteriormost subdivision of the body that includes the head, jaws, pharyngeal region and the neck (if present). In vertebrates this is the subdivision that includes the cervical vertebrae. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term information
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0460004
- UMLS:C0460004 (ncithesaurus:Head_and_Neck)
- EV:0100009
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361355005
- FMA:280881
- CALOHA:TS-2356
- WikipediaCategory:Head_and_neck
- NCIT:C12418
- MA:0000006
- galen:HeadAndNeck
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The anteriormost subdivision of the body that includes the head, jaws, pharyngeal region and the neck (if present). In vertebrates this is the subdivision that includes the cervical vertebrae.
head or neck
cephalic region
cephalic part of animal
head and neck
cephalic area
Term relations
- organism subdivision
- part of some anterior region of body
- has part some pharynx
- part of some body proper
- has part some head