Jugular_vein

The jugular veins are veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava.

The jugular veins are organs that assist in the processes of the liver and the kidneys.

Cultural references

• The jugular vein is the major point of damage when performing Jigai, a traditional way for Japanese women to commit suicide. 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. This can further be seen in 2008\'s Rambo (film) in which John Rambo rips out a man\'s jugular while he is attempting to sexually assault a woman. In reality the injury that does this is to the carotid artery, as the flow from venial bleeding is easily stopped.
• "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.
• NHL player Richard Zednik had his neck accidentally sliced by a teammate during a game on February 11, 2008. Though the teammate\'s skate blade barely missed the jugular vein (which would have probably killed him), Zednik lost five pints of blood.

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