NEET Biology question

Lungs receive blood from right side of the heart, whereas the branching of systemic arteries result in a parallel pattern. What is the advantage of such an arrangement?

(A)It ensures that each of the peripheral organs and tissues receive only a fraction of blood pumped by the left ventricle
(B)It allows for independent variation in blood flow through different tissues as their metabolic activities change
(C)It ensures that as blood flows through capillaries, some of the oxygen leaves the blood to enter cells
(D)Both (a) and (b)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Because systemic arteries branch in parallel rather than in series, each organ receives its own fraction of the cardiac output (a) and the

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