Author Question: Physicians make a determination of brain death based in part on the lack of activity of the ____. ... (Read 11 times)

strangeaffliction · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Physicians make a determination of brain death based in part on the lack of activity of the ____.

a. midbrain
b. brainstem
c. medulla oblongata
d. cerebellum

Question 2

Although the midbrain is not as important in mammals as in nonmammals, it is significant in that it houses the reticular activating system, which is essential in regulating ____.

a. consciousness, heartbeat, and breathing
b. bodily coordination, balance, and muscle tone
c. breathing, swallowing, and digestion
d. the signals passing from one part of the brain to another