A Person Can Live Only Minutes Without Breathing

question 18

True/False

A person can live only minutes without breathing.

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Definitions:

Myelination

The process of coating the axons of neurons with a fatty layer, called myelin, to increase the speed at which information travels through the nervous system.

Cognitive Deficit

A deficiency or impairment in mental processes such as thinking, reasoning, memory, or understanding.

Adult Weight

The expected or actual weight of an individual upon reaching full physical maturity, often used as a benchmark for assessing health and nutritional status.

Lateralized

Describes functions or processes that are predominantly localized to one side of the brain, such as language in the left hemisphere for most people.