A Patient Has a Severed Spinal Nerve as a Result

question 45

Multiple Choice

A patient has a severed spinal nerve as a result of trauma. Which statement is true in this situation?

• A) Because there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, no effect results if only one nerve is severed.
• B) The dermatome served by this nerve will no longer experience any sensation.
• C) The adjacent spinal nerves will continue to carry sensations for the dermatome served by the severed nerve.
• D) A severed spinal nerve will only affect motor function of the patient because spinal nerves have no sensory component.

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