What characterizes venous bleeding?

Venous bleeding is characterized by dark red blood that flows steadily. This is due to the fact that the blood in the veins is returning to the heart and lacks the high pressure that arterial blood has, which is often bright red and can spurt from a wound due to that pressure. The lower pressure in veins leads to a more continuous and steady flow of blood, and the darker color indicates that it is deoxygenated blood, which is typical in venous circulation.

In contrast, other choices present characteristics of different types of bleeding: bright red blood that spurts indicates arterial bleeding, while thick blood oozing from small cuts may refer to capillary bleeding. Blood that is bright yellow would be abnormal in the context of bleeding, therefore, it does not align with the typical characteristics observed in venous bleeding.