Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Ch. 9

Unconsciousness will occur after how many seconds?

• 5 seconds

• 10-12 seconds

• 1 minute

• 30 seconds

Why did Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin lobby for the guillotine to be used?

• He believed it would save money on execution costs.
• He thought it would be a quicker method of execution.
• He believed it would provide a more humane method of execution.
• He wanted to make executions more entertaining.

What is anastomosis?

• Anastomosis is a surgical procedure that involves connecting two or more blood vessels.

• Anastomosis is a term used to describe the process of breaking down food in the stomach.
• Anastomosis is a condition where the blood vessels become blocked.
• Anastomosis is a type of cancer.

On May 21, Charles Guthrie succeeded in the first what?

• brain surgery

• grafting one dog's head on to the side of another

• anastomosis

• flight across the Pacific Ocean

In the mid 1960s, a neurosurgeon Robert White began to experiment with what?

• Developing a new surgical technique for brain tumors.
• isolated brain preparations

• Transplanting human heads onto monkey bodies.
• Creating artificial intelligence in monkeys.