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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is most likely to happen when your spinal cord is severed?
A
You die.
B
You become brain dead.
C
You become a paraplegic.
D
You become Dom Cornish.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Symptoms may include partial or complete loss of sensory function or motor control of arms, legs and/or body. The most severe spinal cord injury affects the systems that regulate bowel or bladder control, breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

Detailed explanation-2: -A note from Cleveland Clinic Paraplegia is paralysis that affects your legs, but not your arms. This symptom is most likely to happen with injuries, but can also happen because of diseases or medical conditions. Paraplegia that happens with injuries is a medical emergency and needs immediate medical care.

Detailed explanation-3: -If your spinal cord is severed, you will sustain a complete spinal cord injury. Depending on the location of the injury, you could develop paraplegia, or paralysis in the hips and legs, or quadriplegia, which affects the upper and lower body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first thoracic vertebra, T-1, is the vertebra where the top rib attaches. Spinal cord injuries in the thoracic region usually affect the chest and the legs, resulting in paraplegia.

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