The best way to explain cutaneous respiration is

A) Diffusion of gases across a specialized respiratory surface with circulatory transport.
B) Circulating the external medium through the body.
C) Diffusion of gases across most or all of the body surface followed by transport of gases in an internal circulatory system.
D) Diffusion of gases across specialized internal and external membranes.


Answer: C

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