Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

legal determination of death is PVS total brain death brain stem failure total l

ID: 3484764 • Letter: L

Question

legal determination of death is

PVS

total brain death

brain stem failure

total los of body movement

0.5 points   

QUESTION 6

The book points out that just because something is illegal doesn't mean

it is immoral

it breaks the law

it is good

it is not true

0.5 points   

QUESTION 7

Euthanasia literally means a death that is

bad

avoidable

good

ethical

0.5 points   

QUESTION 8

Doing something to person that causes the person's death in order to end their suffering is

active euthanasia

passive euthanasia

both active and passive euthanasia

an involuntary measure

0.5 points   

QUESTION 9

According to Aristotle, we develop virtues by acting in

excess

deficiency

the mean

the truth

0.5 points   

QUESTION 10

One problem that arises for virtue ethics is how to determine

the mean

man's essence

which traits are virtues

how to be happy

a.

PVS

b.

total brain death

c.

brain stem failure

d.

total los of body movement

Explanation / Answer

Question 5) Correct Answer: B

According to the Uniform Brain Death Act in 1978, The death of the brain and its irreversible functioning is the legal determinant of death. Later on another criteria was added in Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), 1980, Irreversible cessations of respiratory and circulatory function is another determinant.