The "double pump" function of the heart includes the right side, which serves as the __________ circuit pump, and the left side, which serves as the __________ pump.
a. pulmonary; hepatic portal
b. hepatic portal; cardiac
c. pulmonary; systemic
d. systemic; pulmonary
Ans: c. pulmonary; systemic
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