Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134711751
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 27, Problem 6SQ
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To explain: How a person can be able to live in a nonresponsive state in which the cerebral cortex is damaged.
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Human brain consists of up to 100 billion complicatedly organized neurons. Anatomically, the brain consists of three major parts namely the forebrain, midbrain, and hind brain. The mid brain, pons, and medulla oblongata are together called as the brain stem.
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Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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