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


Answer: D

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