How come a paralyzingly spine break shuts down pain/muscle operation, but not organs and other bodily functions?

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In the case of a spinal break that causes someone to become paralyzed, why would organs and other bodily functions un-affected if the cause is a separation of the brain’s ability to communicate with the body? Does the brain not also subconsciously control breathing, heart beat, etc?

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the human body wants first and foremost to live. I know that sounds silly but major adaptations through evolution were made with that goal in mind. If an injury would shut down a vital organ and leave the legs working we wouldn’t know because they would be dead.

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