A 42-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he suffered a severe head injury. He died shortly after the accident from loss of respiration. The area of the brain most likely involved is the:
A. cerebral cortex.
B. thalamus.
C. basal ganglia.
D. brain stem.
Ans: D. brain stem.
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