Long-term consequences of transection of the spinal cord in the lower cervical region include

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Loss of thermoregulatory sweat production in the legs.
Severe flexor spasms when the skin of the legs is stimulated.
Paralysis of bladder muscle.
Inability to regulate sympathetic tone in leg blood vessels in response to baroreceptor stimulation.
Inability to erect the penis and ejaculate semen.

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A. True Thermoregulatory control is coordinated through the sympathetic nervous system by centres in the hypothalamus.

B. True Due to exaggeration of the spinal withdrawal reflex.

C. False Both micturition and defaecation can occur reflexly (their reflex centres are in the sacral cord) but are no longer under voluntary control.

D. True This impairs the control of arterial blood pressure, especially in the erect position.

E. False These are spinal reflexes with centres in the lumbosacral region of the spinal cord.

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