Which Statement About Vertebrate Circulatory Systems Is False

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which statement about vertebrate circulatory systems is false?

• A) In fish,oxygenated blood from the gills returns to the heart through the left atrium.
• B) In amphibians,blood from the systemic tissues enters the heart through the right atrium.
• C) In reptiles,the blood in the pulmonary artery has a lower oxygen content than the blood in the aorta.
• D) In birds,the pressure in the aorta is higher than the pressure in the pulmonary artery.
• E) In mammals,deoxygenated blood leaves the heart through the pulmonary artery.

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