| Vein: Jugular vein | |
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| The veins of the neck, viewed from in front. | |
| Gray's | subject #168 646 |
| Drains to | superior vena cava |
| MeSH | Jugular+Veins |
The jugular veins are veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. The superior vena cava is a large yet short Vein that carries deoxygenated Blood from the upper half of the body to the Heart 's Right atrium Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books In the Circulatory system, a vein is a Blood vessel that carries Blood back toward the Heart (as opposed to Artery, a blood vessel In Anatomy, the head of an Animal is the Rostral part (from Anatomical position that usually comprises the Brain, Eyes The superior vena cava is a large yet short Vein that carries deoxygenated Blood from the upper half of the body to the Heart 's Right atrium
Cultural references
- The jugular vein is the major point of damage when performing Jigai, a traditional way for Japanese women to commit suicide. The word means "suicide" in Japanese. The usual modern word for suicide is. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This method was most commonly used because of its quick, painless, and certain outcome.
- In popular culture, the jugular is stereotypically what dogs and other animals are thought to go after with the intent of killing another animal, generally because of the awareness that it will incapacitate the opponent with little effort. The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order
- "Fatal," a song from the Blade (film) soundtrack by RZA (an integral member of Wu-Tang Clan), refers to biting the jugular vein as a way to kill a foe. Blade is a 1998 vampire Action film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional
- NHL player Richard Zednik had his neck accidentally sliced by a teammate during a game on February 11, 2008. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Richard Zedník (born January 6, 1976) is a Slovak Professional hockey player who plays right wing for the Florida Though the teammate's skate blade barely missed the jugular vein (which would have probably killed him), Zednik lost five pints of blood.
- NHL player Clint Malarchuk had a skate blade cut his jugular vein in what almost killed him. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Clint Malarchuk (born May 1 1961 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender who played
- The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is said to be able to pierce the jugular vein of a giraffe, though how it manages this extraordinary feat is unclear. The black-footed cat ( Felis nigripes) is a small wild cat distributed over South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and marginally into
References
Dictionary
jugular vein
-noun
- (anatomy) Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.
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