If a Patient Is in a Coma, the Primary Region

question 42

Multiple Choice

If a patient is in a coma, the primary region of the brain that is not activating neurons in the cortex is the

• A) relay station in the thalamus.
• B) forebrain.
• C) limbic system.
• D) reticular-activating system.
• E) cerebellum.

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