Chapter 14.4, Problem 1AWYK

Summary Introduction

To write:

Respiratory paralysis typically results from the spinal cord transection above level c4, but not from the injuries below the level.

Introduction:

The spinal cord can be defined as the cylindrical bundle of the nerve fibers and connected tissue. It is surrounded in the spinal region and joins approximately all the body parts to the brain. It forms the central nervous system with the brain.