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While watching ESPN's Winter "X games" you notice a snow mobile crush its rider.  If the spinal cord were severed in the cervical region, what would be the effect?

A. a complete loss of voluntary movement in the area served by the nerve.

B. No loss of motor but loss of sensory function in the area served by the nerve.

C. a loss of sensation and movement in the area served by the nerve

D. paraplegia or quadriplegia is expected from this type of injury

E. can not determine based on information given

Explanation / Answer

When the spinal cord is severed in the cervical region, all four limbs may get affected resulting in quadriplegia. When the injury is at higher cervical vertebrae like C1 and C2, patient may suffer from difficulty in breathing, speaking, swallowing and also loss of control of bladder and bowel movements. Therefore, the answer for this question is option D, (quadriplegia is expected when spinal cord is injured at the cervical level).

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