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Summary
head is a class of anatomical entity[1]. head draws 2,276 Wikipedia views per month (class of anatomical entity category, ranking #189 of 1,372).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: cardinal body part[3], particular anatomical entity[4]
- Part of: body[5]
- Commons category: Heads[6]
- Has part(s): brain[7], mouth[8], face[9], subdivision of head[10]
- Has cause: cephalization[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Head[12]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[20]
- Partially coincident with: Головизна[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12419[22]
- Different from: Kopf[23], Tête[24]
- Connects with: neck[25]
- Model item: human head[26]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for head include Rosh Hashanah[27], a public holiday[28]; decapitation[29], an execution method[30]; captain[31], a military rank[32]; Tribulus terrestris[33], a taxon[34]; and slender-legged treefrog[35], a taxon[36].
Why It Matters
head has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] head is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for head include Rosh Hashanah[27], a public holiday[28]; decapitation[29], an execution method[30]; captain[31], a military rank[32]; Tribulus terrestris[33], a taxon[34]; and slender-legged treefrog[35], a taxon[36].