Human Neck Anatomy and Neck Physiology
The neck in my plan is one of the more captivating parts of a living beings body. Some animals like the giraffes have long necks to reach food, while other animals don't have a neck at all. In this article, we will be taking a look at the anatomy of the human neck. Either you want to refresh your memory or learn the key points of human neck anatomy and physiology, take a look at these bullet points.
Human Neck Anatomy and Neck Physiology
These are some facts about the human neck anatomy:
- Obviously, the neck is what connects our head to our torso, and the upper part of the spine is also placed in the neck. The spine consist of 33 smaller bones known as vertebrae, and 7 of these vertebrae are in the neck. The area of the spine that is in the neck is known as the cervical curve.
- The hyoid bone is an additional one bone that is placed in the neck. This is the only bone that is not attached to any other bone in the human skeleton, and it's placed just below the adams apple.
- Speaking of the adams apple, the adams apple(scientifically called the laryngeal prominence) is a lump much more important in males than in females. The adams apple is made up of thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx(the voice box). While a males puberty the larynx grows, and thus the adams apple becomes larger.
- One of the main functions of the neck is to protect the nerves that are in the middle of our brain and the rest of the human body.
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