part of part of anteriorly connected to posteriorly connected to head anterior region of body organism subdivision neck AEO:0000108 An organism subdivision that extends from the head to the pectoral girdle, encompassing the cervical vertebral column. BTO:0000420 CALOHA:TS-2045 EFO:0000967 EHDAA2:0003108 EMAPA:35587 FMA:7155 GAID:86 MA:0000024 MAT:0000297 MESH:D009333 MIAA:0000297 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjLF5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA UBERON:0000974 UMLS:C0027530 cervical collum galen:Neck neck (volume) 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. uberon trunk craniocervical region