Why does a person’s head start bleeding when it’s hit hard enough? How does a cut form from just hitting?

Question

I’m not really too sure about this in real life since I don’t see fights that often, but why do movies and cartoons show that? For example, I saw a cartoon where someone smacked the other person with a baseball bat. Suddenly they’re laying on the ground, bleeding on the back of the head.

I get areas where there’s a passage way like your nose, mouth, and even ears but why do random spots on the head bleed when no cuts were involved? How does the skin rips open after a big blow to it?

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Answer 1

I don’t have an answer but I literally dropped my phone on my forehead four minutes ago and drew blood so was amused that this was in my feed.