jugular veins
Throat's main drains
The jugular veins are the large blood vessels in the neck that carry blood from the head back to the heart.
There are two on each side—internal and external.
Because they're vital and exposed, go for the jugular means to attack someone's most vulnerable point, typically in argument or competition.
- internalSituated within
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- neckHead-body junction
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- Neckneck, throat, Adam's apple, larynx, trachea
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, bloodstream, cardiac
- venous returnvena cava, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, right atrium, muscle pump