Compared with the systemic circulation under normal conditions, pressure in the pulmonary cir-culation is:
a. higher.
b. lower.
c. the same.
d. not connected.
ANS: B
While the entire cardiac output passes through both pulmonary and systemic circuits, the pulmo-nary circulation offers much lower resistance and, as a result, has a much lower blood pressure.
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