Sometimes when a person in a movie is stabbed or cut, blood forcefully sprays out of the wound. This is realistic only if the se

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Sometimes when a person in a movie is stabbed or cut, blood forcefully sprays out of the wound. This is realistic only if the se

vered vessel is under a high degree of pressure. Which of the following vessels, if severed, would result in the most forceful spray of blood?
A) pulmonary artery
B) inferior vena cava
C) capillaries in the body
D) aorta

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const2013 [10] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-30T08:03:18+03:00

const2013 [10]3 years ago

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D) aorta
it is a major blood vessel in the heart

Doss [256] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-30T06:57:06+03:00

Doss [256]3 years ago

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Answer: D) aorta

If the aorta is damaged, the pressure could lead to immediate death. the pressure is what causes the aorta to spray out of the wound.