Multiple Choice
The student studying pathophysiology learns which fact about circulation at birth?
A) Systemic resistance and pulmonary resistance fall.
B) Gas exchange shifts from the placenta to the lung.
C) Systemic resistance falls and pulmonary resistance rises.
D) Systemic resistance and pulmonary resistance rise.
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