The Ascending Pathways of the Reticular Activating System in the Brainstem

The ascending pathways of the reticular activating system in the brainstem promote wakefulness.If a person's spinal cord is damaged below the level of this area,

A) the person will be awake more than usual.
B) the person will be in a coma.
C) the person will be unable to sleep normal amounts of time.
D) the person's sleep‒wake cycles will be reversed.
E) paralysis can result, but there will be no effect on the person's sleep‒wake cycles.