A benefit of having at least a partial separation of pulmonary and systemic circulation, as found in amphibians, is that
A) oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are separated.
B) blood moving to the body tissues is at a higher pressure than it would be if it had flowed through the lungs first.
C) blood moving to the lungs is at a lower pressure than it would be if it had come directly from the body without flowing through the heart first.
D) blood moving to the body tissues is at a lower pressure than it would be if it had flowed through the lungs first.
E) there are two muscular regions for pumping.

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Partial separation allows blood to be re-pressurized after passing through the lungs, enabling higher pressure delivery to body tissues.

A Benefit of Having at Least a Partial Separation of Pulmonary