Nape - Wikipedia Nape For other uses, see Nape ( disambiguation ). The nape of a Geisha Mother cat carrying her kitten by the scruff The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical / medical terminology, the nape is referred to by the word nucha, which also gives the adjective corresponding to `` nape '' in English, `` nuchal ''. An English and French word for the nape of the neck is `` nuque ''. In many mammals, the nape is the site of the scruff, a loose, non-sensitive area of skin by which the mother can carry her young, holding the scruff between her teeth. In domestic cats, the scruff is used when a mother cat transfers her kittens, either by carrying them away from danger or to a new nest or den site ( carrying each kitten by gripping its scruff in her teeth ), and in mating, when the male cat ( tom ) grips the female cat 's scruff with his teeth to help keep her relatively immobile. In traditional Japanese culture, the nape ( known in the Japanese language as unaji 項 ) was one of the few areas of the body ( other than face and hands ) left uncovered by women 's attire. The nape of a woman 's neck held a strong attraction for many Japanese men ( see Geisha makeup ). The nape is sometimes a target of body piercing. References Jump up ^ Morris, Desmond ( 1994 ). Illustrated Catwatching. Crescent Books. pp. 94, 108. ISBN 0 - 517 - 12065 - 8. Jump up ^ Cherry, Kittredge ( 1987 ). Womansword : What Japanese Words Say about Women. Kodansha. p. 21. ISBN 4 - 7700 - 1655 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Surface - Nape Body Piercing Location Information ''. Body Jewellery Shop. Look up nape in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nape. This anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nape&oldid=788694845 '' Categories : Human head and neck Anatomy stubs Talk About Wikipedia Aragonés ܐܪܡܝܐ Armãneashti Авар Brezhoneg Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Emiliàn e rumagnòl Español Euskara فارسی Français Ido Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Лакку Magyar Bahasa Melayu 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Pangasinan Polski Português Română Русский Sicilianu Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Zazaki Žemaitėška Edit links This page was last edited on 2 July 2017, at 23 : 14. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the nape of your neck located
Answer: the back of the neck