BRAIN
SPINAL CORD
Question
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C6
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T3
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L6
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Cervical section vertebrae 2
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Detailed explanation-1: -C8: Quadriplegia, with arm function and hand weakness. T1–T6: Paraplegia (paralysis of the legs and lower body) with full function of arms but loss of function below mid-chest.
Detailed explanation-2: -General Effects of Injury to Thoracic Spinal Cord Nerves – T-6 to T-12. Injury usually results in paraplegia. Little or no voluntary control of bowel or bladder but can manage on their own with special equipment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Autonomic dysreflexia is a condition that emerges after a spinal cord injury, usually when the damage has occurred above the T6 level. The higher the level of the spinal cord injury, the greater the risk, with up to 90% of patients with cervical spinal or high-thoracic spinal cord injury being susceptible.