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Question
What is the advantage of having a four-chambered heart?
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Solution
Four chambered heart has the following advantages
- Clear cut division of labours among different chambers
- Segregation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart.
- Efficiency of the heart will increase.
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