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To sever the spinal cord causes paralysis of the body below (farther from the head) the point at which the cord is severed.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoyou could kill yourself because if the spinal cord is broken then the air that you breathe in can't get to the lungs so you die.
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Severed spinal cord?
bad news
If someone has a severed spine reflex still occurs?
Yes. Even though the spinal cord is severed, all the reflexes still work both above and below the severed spinal cord.
What tipe of spinal injury is irreversible total loss motor and sensory?
severed spinal cord
Car accident spinal cord was severed at the 12th level thoracic Spinal cord reflexes below this level are absent What is this called?
paraplegia
What the does brain stem connect the brain to?
The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord, so that the brain can send messages through the cord to the rest of the body. The functioning of the body is severely compromised if the spinal cord connections are severed.
What is the leading cause of death in a spinal cord injured person?
Usually when your spinal cord brakes it usually is severed arteries and will collapse your whole body. You would be dead in seconds
What happens when the spinal cord is damaged?
When your spinal cord is damaged you may not be able to walk
Why is atropine sulfate given?
why is atropine used on an adult with severe head trauma and severed spinal cord?
What function might be lost in the spinal cord is severed in an accident?
The use of the body below the level of the break.
Why does the knee-jerk reflex still function in a person with a severed spinal cord and why is there no sensation of the stimulus?
Reflexes don't go up the spinal cord to the brain, as the body wants to remove itself from the stimulus as quickly as possible. So, it goes in a loop, called a reflex arc, where the sensory neurons detect the tap and the stimulus is so strong it immediately jumps to the motor neurons to make the leg jerk. It all happens in the spinal cord. However, you don't feel it because the nerves going up (afferent) and down (efferent) the spinal cord to the brain have been severed and so the brain doesn't detect it.
Incomplete spinal cord injury?
An incomplete spinal cord injury happens when only part of the spinal cord is damaged. This will result in a variety of residual muscle control, sensation or both.
What happens if the spinal cord is cut?
the neck will be paralyzed
