Basically in health class we had this discussion on veins, today and i was wondering whats the difference, between the carotid and jugular vein? i know the jugular veins are in your neck, but what about the carotid artery, is it in your neck?

I'm not good with anatomy, but I hear there was somewhere that you can search for answer. For some strange reason I can't think of where that might be. I'm sure it is at my finger tips but it slips my mind. This is really mind boggling...

The carotid artery supplies fresh, oxygenated blood to the head/neck. The jugular vein returns this deoxygenated blood to the heart.

Think of the carotid as the hot coolant pipe going into the Fiero radiator, and the jugular as the side that returns the cool prestone to the engine.

quote Originally posted by Doc John: The carotid artery supplies fresh, oxygenated blood to the head/neck. The jugular vein returns this deoxygenated blood to the heart. .

*Shudder* Either way, you bleed out......yikes!

hrm... the diagram helps, but is there a diagram pointing it out with a frontal view? it doesnt really matter, i cant seem to find one, and i wanted to see if anyone had any better luck.

Edit, i found a pulse that is in the trachea, or windpipe area, could that be it?
Btw, Dragon pmed me after he saw this topic, told me its the carotid artery that are in the neck, not the jugular veins (i think he meant the thing you check if you went running for a while)

[This message has been edited by Midnight_D (edited 09-11-2013).]

The artery has the pulse from the heart beat as it supplies blood to the body. The veins do not have a pulse as the blood returns to the heart.

From webmd.com

Carotid Artery
http://www.webmd.com/heart/...f-the-carotid-artery

Jugular Vein
http://www.byzyo.com/Jugular_Veins

quote Originally posted by Doug85GT: I'm not good with anatomy, but I hear there was somewhere that you can search for answer. For some strange reason I can't think of where that might be. I'm sure it is at my finger tips but it slips my mind. This is really mind boggling...

You could Google "Internet Search Engines", that might help you find the thing you were thinking of.

One of those things ya teach kids:

ARTERY = AWAY (from the heart)
(so Vein = towards)

I realize I'm playing Captain Obvious here, but the carotid is an artery, whereas the jugular is a vein.

And it's evidently a vain main brain vein believing it is more important than any other nestled vessel.

[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 09-12-2013).]

quote Originally posted by Blacktree: I realize I'm playing Captain Obvious here, but the carotid is an artery, whereas the jugular is a vein.

And if you don't have a jugular, you can't learn to juggle.

quote Originally posted by heybjorn: And if you don't have a jugular, you can't learn to juggle.

Yeah, but you'll be vampire resistant.

What, no Carly Simon joke yet? Yeah, it is low hanging fruit; what's your point?

quote Originally posted by Blacktree: I realize I'm playing Captain Obvious here, but the carotid is an artery, whereas the jugular is a vein.

That's what I was thinking.