A Client Has Sustained a Complete C5 SCI

question 2

Multiple Choice

A client has sustained a complete C5 SCI. What will this client most likely experience?

• A) Some preserved motor function in the S4-S5 segments
• B) Total lack of function in the S4-S5 segments
• C) Some preserved sensory function in the S4-S5 segments
• D) All sensory and motor function in the S4-S5 segments

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Definitions:

Thin Filaments

Filaments within muscle fibers composed primarily of the protein actin, which play a key role in muscle contraction by sliding past thick filaments.

A Band

The dark area observed in the sarcomere of skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers, consisting of thick myosin filaments.

Connective Tissue

A type of body tissue that supports, connects, or separates different types of tissues and organs in the body.

Muscle Fibers

The elongated cells or fibers that makeup skeletal muscles, responsible for contracting and generating force.