Human Anatomy Plus Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
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Chapter 14, Problem 2CT
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A woman named Cindy had an automobile accident injures the spinal cord and has lost sensations in the right hand. This has occurred due to the swelling that is compressing a part of the spinal cord. Predict the part of the spinal cord that is compressed in an automobile accident.
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The spinal cord is a long, tubular structure made up of the nervous tissues. It is protected by the vertebral column. The spinal cord together with the brain forms the central nervous system (CNS) of the body. The spinal cord is surrounded by the central gray matter centrally and the white matter peripherally.
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