For legal purposes, brain death is defined as:
a. cessation of entire brain function.
b. lack of cortical function.
c. a consistent vegetative state (VS).
d. death of the brainstem.
ANS: A
Brain death occurs when there is cessation of function of the entire brain, including the brainstem and cerebellum. Lack of cortical function or brainstem death is not enough to define brain death. A VS is complete unawareness of the self or surrounding environment and complete loss of cog-nitive function.
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