Sometimes When a Person in a Movie Is Stabbed or Cut

question 19

Multiple Choice

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