body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

external body part - any body part visible externally

dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck

thymus gland, thymus - 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

bull neck - a thick short powerful neck

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

orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth

uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus