If the Dorsal Root of a Spinal Nerve Is Severed

question 126

Multiple Choice

If the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is severed,

• A) motor control of skeletal muscles would be impaired.
• B) motor control of visceral organs would be impaired.
• C) the spinal cord would not be able to process information at that level.
• D) the brain would not be able to communicate with that level of the spinal cord.
• E) incoming sensory information would be disrupted.

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