Gee's arm was cut during an industrial accident. The blood was pouring from the wound in spurts. Which type of vessel was severed?

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Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart at high pressure, so if one is severed, blood will spurt out in spurts due to the heart's pumping action. Veins carry deoxygenated blood towards the heart at low pressure, so they do not spurt blood when severed. Capillaries are tiny vessels that connect arteries and veins and are responsible for gas and nutrient exchange, so they do not spurt blood when severed. Lymphatic vessels transport lymph (a fluid that helps to remove waste and fight infections) and do not carry blood, so they do not apply in this scenario.

Gee's Arm Was Cut During an Industrial Accident