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Mudpuppies and their three-chambered hearts in low oxygen water.

Briefly explain the route taken by blood in a mudpuppy as it leaves the ventricle and goes to the cells when the animal swims in low oxygen water.


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This solution gives a brief description of the circulatory system in a lower vertebrate, the mudpuppy.  This circulation system is analgous to numerous other lower vertebrates so the descriptions provided can help for other types of questions. As well the solution lists some key organs and terms important in the mudpuppy circulatory system.

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