Which of the Following Would Be Described as a Portal

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be described as a portal system?

• A)an area connecting arterioles to venules
• B)a series of vessels that returns blood to the heart in an animal with an open circulatory system
• C)a space within or between organs where blood is allowed to pool
• D)a slightly muscular vessel that has minimal pumping action in an organism with no heart
• E)a vessel or vessels connecting two capillary beds

Understand the opportunity cost of borrowing to finance government deficits.

Compare the proportion of taxes in the U.S. to other industrially advanced countries.

Calculate the impact of taxes and government borrowing on domestic output and personal income.

Differentiate between government purchases and transfer payments in terms of resource absorption.

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