Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 58

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question.

The thin horizontal arrows in the figure above show that the ________.

• A) warmer arterial blood can bypass the legs as needed, when the legs are too cold to function well
• B) warmer venous blood transfers heat to the cooler arterial blood
• C) warmer arterial blood transfers heat to the cooler venous blood
• D) arterial blood is always cooler in the abdomen, compared to the temperature of the venous blood in the feet of the goose