A neuroanatomist destroyed a dog's reticular formation to determine its function. Of the following, which is the most likely result? The dog:
a) could no longer hear.
b) could no longer see.
c) lapsed into a complete and irreversible coma.
d) became hyper-alert and no longer slept normally.
ANS: C, The reticular formation controls levels of alertness. Without one a coma, or even death, would be likely.
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