Medical Ethics - Week 9 Question and
answers already passed 2025/2026
The modern ability to transplant organs and the ability to make early determinations of death are
connected, because organs that have begun to _____________________ cannot be transplanted; thus
death must be determined _________________ when organ donation is desired. - correct answer
✔The modern ability to transplant organs and the ability to make early determinations of death are
connected, because organs that have begun to *decompose* cannot be transplanted; thus death must
be determined *quickly* when organ donation is desired.
What are the 3 reasons that James DuBois uses in the opening section of his article to argue that organ
donation should be encouraged? - correct answer ✔1. It can bring *meaning* to grieving families
2. It can also significantly *prolong* and improve lives
3. It is a *genuine* act of love
Is there difficulty in distinguishing between the life of an organism and the life of isolated organs or
cells? - correct answer ✔*Yes*, it is difficult but possible.
What are the kinds of interventions that may typically be required to preserve some biological functions
in a corpse? - correct answer ✔1. *Maintaining* a body on a *ventilator*
2. *Cooling the body* using cold solutions
The specific tests for determining death using neurological criteria will continue to ________________
as technology develops and as the quality of our data improves. - correct answer ✔The specific tests
for determining death using neurological criteria will continue to *change* as technology develops and
as the quality of our data improves.
Why is an apnea test conducted? - correct answer ✔It is conducted *to demonstrate that there is no
respiratory effort* even *when* the patient is *taken off the ventilator* and carbon dioxide levels are
allowed to rise into a range that should stimulate respiratory movement.
answers already passed 2025/2026
The modern ability to transplant organs and the ability to make early determinations of death are
connected, because organs that have begun to _____________________ cannot be transplanted; thus
death must be determined _________________ when organ donation is desired. - correct answer
✔The modern ability to transplant organs and the ability to make early determinations of death are
connected, because organs that have begun to *decompose* cannot be transplanted; thus death must
be determined *quickly* when organ donation is desired.
What are the 3 reasons that James DuBois uses in the opening section of his article to argue that organ
donation should be encouraged? - correct answer ✔1. It can bring *meaning* to grieving families
2. It can also significantly *prolong* and improve lives
3. It is a *genuine* act of love
Is there difficulty in distinguishing between the life of an organism and the life of isolated organs or
cells? - correct answer ✔*Yes*, it is difficult but possible.
What are the kinds of interventions that may typically be required to preserve some biological functions
in a corpse? - correct answer ✔1. *Maintaining* a body on a *ventilator*
2. *Cooling the body* using cold solutions
The specific tests for determining death using neurological criteria will continue to ________________
as technology develops and as the quality of our data improves. - correct answer ✔The specific tests
for determining death using neurological criteria will continue to *change* as technology develops and
as the quality of our data improves.
Why is an apnea test conducted? - correct answer ✔It is conducted *to demonstrate that there is no
respiratory effort* even *when* the patient is *taken off the ventilator* and carbon dioxide levels are
allowed to rise into a range that should stimulate respiratory movement.
