Following a severe closed head injury, a 23-year-old female develops cardiac dysrhythmias and an irregular pattern of breathing. The area of her brain MOST likely injured is the:

A. cerebellum.
B. cerebrum.
C. cerebral cortex.
D. brainstem.


Answer: D. brainstem.

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