What Does a Vegetative State Refer To

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Multiple Choice

What does a vegetative state refer to?

• A) Depression of the reticular activating system (RAS) and inability to initiate action
• B) Loss of awareness and intellectual function but continued brainstem function
• C) Continuing intellectual function but inability to communicate or move
• D) Disorientation and confusion with decreased responsiveness

Understand the process of digestion and nutrient absorption.

Recognize common medical terms related to the digestive system.

Identify the role of the liver in digestion and metabolism.

Understand the importance and mechanisms of bile in digestion.

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Definitions:

Duplication

The act or process of copying something or the occurrence of identical genetic or molecular sequences in different parts of a genome.

Genome

The complete set of DNA, including all of its genes, in an organism or a cell.

Fetal Period

A stage of human development that begins at the end of the tenth week of gestation and continues until birth, characterized by rapid growth and maturation of bodily structures.

Recessive Gene

A gene that can be masked by a dominant gene and is expressed in the phenotype only when both alleles are recessive.