If the cortical death definition were adopted,then physicians could claim a person is dead when his or her _____ is no longer functioning.

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According to the cortical death definition, a person can be declared dead when there is irreversible loss of functioning in the higher brain, which includes the cerebral cortex. This definition excludes the lower brainstem which controls basic life-sustaining functions such as breathing and heart rate. Therefore, neither A) lower brain nor B) middle brain are correct choices. Additionally, D) entire brain is not accurate since only higher brain functioning is considered in cortical death.

If the Cortical Death Definition Were Adopted,then Physicians Could Claim