The legs of an accident victim with a fractured vertebral column and injured spinal cord...

BIOLOGY
WAEC 2014

The legs of an accident victim with a fractured vertebral column and injured spinal cord could not be raised because

  • A. impulses fromreceptors in the legs cannot travel to the brain
  • B. impulses from the brain cannot travel to the legs
  • C. chemical substances will be released at synapses in the central nervous system
  • D. reflexx actions cannot take place in the legs

Correct Answer: A. impulses fromreceptors in the legs cannot travel to the brain



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