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Give the biological reason for-the blood in the arteriesflows in spurts.

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Arteries carry blood rich in oxygen from heart to tissue. Veins carry deoxygenated blood from body parts to heart. When artery is cut, blood spurts out as arteries carry blood.
Note: Pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs.

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