A Benefit of Having at Least a Partial Separation of Pulmonary

question 206

Multiple Choice

A benefit of having at least a partial separation of pulmonary and systemic circulation, as found in amphibians, is that

• A) oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are separated.
• B) blood moving to the body tissues is at a higher pressure than it would be if it had flowed through the lungs first.
• C) blood moving to the lungs is at a lower pressure than it would be if it had come directly from the body without flowing through the heart first.
• D) blood moving to the body tissues is at a lower pressure than it would be if it had flowed through the lungs first.
• E) there are two muscular regions for pumping.

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