Which of the Following Does Not Characterize the Circulatory Systems

question 181

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not characterize the circulatory systems of lungfishes?

• A) Lungfishes have a heart with a partially divided atrium.
• B) Lungfishes have a vessel, not present in other fishes, that transports blood from lungs back to the heart.
• C) When breathing air, deoxygenated blood that enters the heart is directed to the anterior pair of gill arches lacking gill filaments.
• D) The right side of the atrium receives blood low in oxygen from the tissues.
• E) The left side of the atrium receives blood high in oxygen from the lungs.

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