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strangeaffliction

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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


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chevyboi1976

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a


strangeaffliction

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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