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A severed head can remain alive for a very short period after being detached from the body, typically only a few minutes. This is due to the brain's reliance on blood supply for oxygen, which is cut off when the head is severed. Some anecdotal accounts suggest that reflexive movements or facial expressions can occur for a brief time, but these are not signs of consciousness. Ultimately, without a functioning circulatory system, brain activity ceases quickly.
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When was A Severed Head created?
A Severed Head was created in 1961.
How many pages does A Severed Head have?
A Severed Head has 251 pages.
Can a beheaded head still be alive for more then 10-15 seconds?
The cells are alive for a period, but the body and head die within a second or two. The eyes in the severed head are not 'seeing' things around them, if that's what you are asking.
Why is there a severed head in the fridge?
It's an experiment.
What does a severed head and severed front legs of a black cat mean when placed strategically in the middle of an intersection?
There is no reasons why a cat with its head, legs, and other severed body parts would be placed at an intersection. Someone may of did it as a prank.
What is the largest body of water in the ocean?
a human head ... severed head. yum yum!
How did Perseus fight the Kraken?
he killed it with medusas severed head
How do you get proof of Nessie?
You'll need Nessie's severed head
What trophy does macduff present to Malcolm?
Macbeth's severed head.
What does the severed head in Macbeth symbolize?
The severed head in Macbeth is Macbeth's head at the end of the play. Because he was the king and the head of the nation, his severed head symbolizes the severing of the king from his kingdom, a kind of synechdoche. Also symbolically, severing the head of a king means he cannot wear the crown which is the symbol of his authority. By removing his head, he can no longer command. In one production when Macduff shows Macbeth's severed head, all of the soldiers which formerly were fighting for Macbeth lay down their arms as they see it. Had Macbeth only been stabbed, they might still have followed him. (Compare here the legend of El Cid, who led his troops while dead but undecapitated, or the Dracula legends which demand that the vampire be beheaded to truly kill him.) There is also an "armed head" as one of the apparitions in Macbeth, but it is not clear that it has been "severed".
How is the evil gorgon's head is beneficial to persues?
Perseus used the severed head of the Medusa - to turn the Kraken into stone.
Who is the statue holding the cut off head in Florence?
Benvenuto Cellini's statue of Perseus holding the severed head of the Medusa.
