Why Would Your Doctor Want to Do a Spinal Tap

question 189

Multiple Choice

 Why would your doctor want to do a spinal tap if she suspected that you had an infection of the brain?

• A) Because the CSF of the spinal cord is continuous with the CSF of the brain.
• B) Because the spinal cord is part of the CNS.
• C) Because the peripheral and central nervous systems are connected.
• D) She wouldn't do a spinal tap because the spinal cord is made of different kinds of neurons than the brain.

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