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A medical student traces the path of blood through the pulmonary and systemic circuits. Which combination of statements best distinguishes the two circuits?

The pulmonary circuit begins in the left ventricle and ends in the right atrium; the systemic circuit begins in the right ventricle and ends in the left atrium The pulmonary circuit is a higher-pressure, longer pathway than the systemic circuit The pulmonary circuit carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood to the left atrium; the systemic circuit carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to body tissues and returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium Both circuits begin at the right atrium and end at the left ventricle

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