NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The spinal cord expansion that corresponds to the arms is called the cervical enlargement and includes spinal segments C5-T1; the expansion that corresponds to the legs is called the lumbar enlargement and includes spinal segments L2-S3.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The enlargement of the spinal cord that contains the neurons needed to control nerves of shoulders and upper limbs is known as the D. Cervical enlargement. The other answers are incorrect because the upper, lower, and brachial are not enlargements of the spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cervical (neck) and lumbar (lower back) segments house the spinal cord’s two areas of enlargement. A fibrous band called the filum terminale begins at the tip of the conus medullaris and extends to the pelvis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lumbar enlargement (or lumbosacral enlargement) is a widened area of the spinal cord that gives attachment to the nerves which supply the lower limbs.