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Irish B · February 29, 2012, 09:03 AM

All autonomic functions needed for life are controlled by the brain stem. You can survive a shot to any other part of the brain execpt here. A shot to the base of the skull would not only destroy the brain stem but possibly sever the spine and make for a quick painless death.

February 29, 2012, 09:03 AM	#25
Irish B Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 359	All autonomic functions needed for life are controlled by the brain stem. You can survive a shot to any other part of the brain execpt here. A shot to the base of the skull would not only destroy the brain stem but possibly sever the spine and make for a quick painless death. __________________ If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live