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The neck is the body part between the head and torso of many animals.

Neck may also refer to:

Other uses in anatomy

Bones

• Femur neck, part of the femur bone
• Surgical neck of the humerus
• Anatomical neck of humerus
• Neck of the malleus, part of the ear
• Neck of a rib
• Neck of the scapula
• Neck of the talus

Organs

• Neck of the gallbladder
• Neck of the pancreas
• Neck of the urinary bladder

Arts and entertainment

• Neck (band), a British Celtic punk band
• Neck (film), a 2010 Japanese film
• Neck (music), part of certain string instruments and woodwind instruments
• "Neck" (short story), by Roald Dahl
• Necks (EP), by Thunderbirds Are Now!, 2005
• The Necks, an Australian jazz trio

Places

• Neck, Netherlands
• Neck City, Missouri, United States

Other uses

• Another term for a Peninsula
• Necking (engineering), tensile deformation forming a neck
• Neck (Chinese constellation), in Chinese astronomy
• Neck (water spirit), in Germanic mythology and folklore
• Neck, slang for oral sex
• Volcanic neck or plug, a volcanic landform

See also

• All pages with titles containing neck
• The Neck (disambiguation)
• Hermann Necke (1850–1912)
• Necking (disambiguation)
• Neck of the Woods (disambiguation)
• Cervix (Latin, 'neck')
• Isthmus (Ancient Greek, 'neck')
• Collum (disambiguation)

• Disambiguation pages
• Place name disambiguation pages