A transection through the ________ of a cat is likely to produce ________.
A) cerebellum; decreased activity of the gamma motor neurons
B) corpus callosum; decerebrate flaccidity
C) brain stem; decerebrate rigidity
D) hypothalamus; inhibition of all stretch reflexes
E) spinal cord; loss of the clasp-knife reflex

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The brain stem controls the basic automatic functions of the body like breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate. A transection through the brain stem is likely to produce decerebrate rigidity – a pathological posturing of the limbs, which indicates the lesion is at or below the level of the red nucleus and the rubrospinal pathway.

A Transection Through the ________ of a Cat Is Likely