Damage to Which Structure Would Produce an Extensor Rigidity That

question 7

Multiple Choice

Damage to which structure would produce an extensor rigidity that would not be significantly altered by section of the dorsal roots?

• A)Lateral vestibular nucleus.
• B)Anterior vermal region of the cerebellar cortex.
• C)Medullary reticular formation (nucleus gigantocellularis).
• D)Cortical afferent pathways to the pontine and medullary reticular formation.
• E)Cortex of the cerebellar hemisphere.

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