What effect would lesions in the cervical ganglia and upper spinal cord that interrupt sympathetic innervation of the head have?

A. Increased blood supply to the digestive tract
B. Decreased rate and force of the heart beat
C. Decreased production of epinephrine and norepinephrine
D. Decreased upper limb perspiration and inability to produce "goose bumps"
E. Constriction of the pupil and decreased facial perspiration


Answer: E

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