Chapter Twenty-five: The Woman and the Tree

Asphyxia is a a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation. Carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. Cervical Vertebra Fracture is a fracture, or break, in one of the cervical vertebrae is commonly called a broken neck. Thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck. Cricoid the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx. Hyoid bone is a U-shaped mobile bone situated in the anterior portion of the neck at the level of the C3 vertebra, in the angle between the mandible and the thyroid cartilage.