In order to maximize diffusion across the surfaces of a gill,oxygen-rich water flows in the opposite direction of oxygen-poor blood.This concept is called
A) reverse expiration.
B) pneumonectomy.
C) countercurrent flow.
D) partial pressure saturation.
E) hemoglobin saturation shift.
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