Imagine a person's spinal cord has been severed high enough that they feel nothing from their legs. Do the sensory neurons in their legs stop functioning? Explain your answer
What will be an ideal response?
The sensory neurons are undamaged and continue functioning. The sensory neurons will still detect stimuli and send an impulse to neurons in the spinal cord. But the pathway running from spinal cord to brain has been cut above the level where the sensory neuron enters, so signals from these neurons won't be able to reach the brain; therefore, the brain won't sense anything.
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