cervix

1. The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (synset 105554173)
   "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"
   is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externally
   subtypes: bull neck - a thick short powerful neck
   has:

   • dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
   • thymus, thymus gland - a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age
   • arteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
   • areteria cervicalis, cervical artery - an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck
   • jugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis - veins in the neck that return blood from the head
   • trachea, windpipe - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
   • nape, nucha, scruff - the back side of the neck
   • pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
   • cervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
   • musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle - 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
   is a part of: body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
   same as: neck
2. Necklike opening to the uterus (synset 105310731)
   is a type of: opening, orifice, porta - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
   subtypes: incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth
   is a part of: uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
   same as: cervix uteri, uterine cervix

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