my friend and i were arguing about paralysis. if someone is paralyzed, (from the neck down) would their muscles go limp, b/c the brain just can't send signals to them or, as my friend says, if your paralyzed and someone lifts ur arm and lets go, it would stay there b/c it can't move and they're frozen. i say your muscles go limp, and the other theory makes no sense whatsoever. Thoughts?? I promise im not stupid, i just want to prove my point.
2006-11-21 15:06:33 · 14 answers · asked by Sami 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
They just can't move, they're not GI Joe dolls.
2006-11-21 15:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are correct. The limb in question would fall limp and would not be "frozen." Your friend owes you a coke.
2006-11-21 23:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i personally know someone who is paralyzed from the neck down and you are right this is a really stupid one.
2006-11-21 23:11:05 · answer #3 · answered by comfortz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The muscles begin to atrophy without physical therapy.
2006-11-21 23:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by Rich B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are right...
Muscles only stay contracted when nerve impulses are firing...
It'd take too long to try & explain the biology involved...just suffice to say, your friend is incorrect...
2006-11-21 23:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They go limp. If it just stays there, rigor mortis has set in.
2006-11-21 23:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by Miss G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right I think, it goes limp
2006-11-21 23:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by _______ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would go limp
2006-11-21 23:10:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert in that field...but I believe you are correct.
2006-11-21 23:09:45 · answer #9 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to have to say it, but your friend is an idiot.
2006-11-21 23:13:01 · answer #10 · answered by Chocoholic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋