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bcretired

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Death __________.
 
  A) is signified by a loss of heartbeat and respiration
  B) happens at a single point in time and is the same from person to person
  C) is a process in which organs stop functioning in a sequence that varies from person to person
  D) has a universally accepted definition: cessation of all activity in the brain and the brain stem

Question 2

During which stage of death does the individual pass into permanent death?
 
  A) mortality
  B) clinical death
  C) brain death
  D) the agonal phase


chloejackso

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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