After One Minute Without Oxygen, Brain Cells Begin to Die

question 69

Multiple Choice

After one minute without oxygen, brain cells begin to die. After three minutes, this damage is likely to cause severe neurological deficits. The dependence of brain cells on oxygen for survival indicates that these cells are ____.

• A) strict aerobes
• B) strict anaerobes
• C) facultative aerobes
• D) facultative anaerobes
• E) transitional aerobes

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