As blood travels through a systemic capillary and exchanges gases with systemic cells,

A.  the partial pressure of oxygen in blood decreases as it goes from arterioles to venules.
B.  the partial pressure of oxygen in blood increases as it goes from arterioles to venules.
C.  the partial pressure of oxygen on blood remains the same  as it goes from arterioles to venules.


A

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