The movement of air along parabronchi is most similar to the movement of ________.
A) air in the lungs of other amniotes
B) food/waste in a gastrovascular cavity
C) a mouse passing through the digestive system of a snake
D) the frog tongue during feeding
E) air in lungs of terrestrial amphibians

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The movement of air along parabronchi in bird lungs is unidirectional, similar to how a mouse would move in one direction through the digestive system of a snake. This is unlike the bidirectional movement of air in the lungs of other amniotes or the movement associated with the other options provided.

The Movement of Air Along Parabronchi Is Most Similar to the Movement