The Ascending Pathways of the Reticular Activating System in the Brainstem

question 93

Multiple Choice

The ascending pathways of the reticular activating system in the brainstem promote wakefulness.If a person's spinal cord is damaged below the level of this area,

• A) the person will be awake more than usual.
• B) the person will be in a coma.
• C) the person will be unable to sleep normal amounts of time.
• D) the person's sleep‒wake cycles will be reversed.
• E) paralysis can result, but there will be no effect on the person's sleep‒wake cycles.

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