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mydiamond

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A person with cervical spinal cord damage is known as a _________ and experiences loss of sensation and motor control in the _________.
 
  a. paraplegic; arms and legs
 b. paraplegic; legs only
 c. quadriplegic; arms, legs, and torso
 d. quadriplegic; legs only

Question 2

You've just heard that someone's spinal cord has been injured at L2 (lumbar nerve 2). Given what you've learned in this chapter, which of the following will likely be true?
 
  a. The person will be totally paralyzed from the neck down.
 b. The person will be totally paralyzed from just below the arms.
 c. Depending on how severe the injury, the person may be unable to move or feel anything from around the waist down.
  d. Depending on how severe the injury, the person may be unable to move or feel anything from around the chest down.



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quynhmickitran

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c




mydiamond

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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