Warning Signs of Pain in the Nape of Neck Pain in the nape of neck that lasts longer with no improvement or worsening of symptoms.
I had to yank the cat out from under the floorboards by the nape of its neck. 1. nape - the back side of the neck. by the nape of (one's)/its/the neck By the back of the neck (of a person or animal). My mom was so mad that she grabbed me by the nape of the neck and hauled me into my room to be grounded. The nape of the neck is located at the back of the neck. Cervical discs absorb shock between the bones.
cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck". Sudden onset of severe pain in back of neck, with stiffness, nausea and vomiting High fever, inability to move the neck and oversensitivity to light or noise. Definition of nape : the back of the neck Examples of nape in a Sentence Her hair was tied back at the nape of her neck. Your neck is made up of vertebrae that extend from the skull to the upper torso. These vertebrae are kept from grinding against each other by spongy disks made largely of collagen. The spinal column contains about two dozen inter-connected, oddly shaped, bony segments, called vertebrae. The neck is the start of the spinal column and spinal cord.
It's made up of seven vertebrae called the cervical vertebrae. back end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel". nucha, scruff. All the cervical vertebrae have an opening, called the vertebral foramen, that allows nerves to pass through.