-Countercurrent Flow in the Respiratory Systems of Fish Is a Mechanism

question 61

Multiple Choice

-Countercurrent flow in the respiratory systems of fish is a mechanism that accounts for

• A) oxygen uptake by blood capillaries in the gills.
• B) ventilation across fish gills.
• C) the transport of blood from the gills to the fish's heart.
• D) the transport of blood from the heart to the fish's main body mass.
• E) the flow of blood in gills as opposed to the flow of blood in the main body mass of fish.

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