At which point in the mammalian circulatory system does the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood experience its greatest increase?   A. in the arteries of the heart   B. in the pulmonary veins

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At which point in the mammalian circulatory system does the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood experience its greatest increase?

  A.

in the arteries of the heart

  B.

in the pulmonary veins

  C.

in the pulmonary capillaries

  D.

in the pulmonary arteries

  E.

in the aorta

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