Pressures in the pulmonary circulation are lower than those in the systemic circulation because of what characteristic of the pulmonary circulation?
A) higher resistance than the systemic circulation
B) less blood flow than the systemic circulation
C) lower resistance than the systemic circulation
D) more blood flow than the systemic circulation
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