What would be the consequences of severing the spinal cord from the brain?

What will be an ideal response?


Severing of the spinal cord at any level will result in the loss of an ability for the ascending and descending pathways to transmit signals up and down the spinal cord. Severing of the spinal cord from the brain causes instant death due to the bodies inability to function without the control provided by the brain.

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What will be an ideal response?

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