People with Spinal Cord Damage

question 137

Multiple Choice

 People with spinal cord damage

• A) do not have any problems with temperature regulation, because the spinal cord is the most sensitive part of the temperature regulation system.
• B) have problems regulating core temperature in cold but not hot conditions.
• C) have problems regulating core temperature in hot but not cold conditions.
• D) have difficulty regulating temperature, because the spinal cord temperature regulating systems are less precise than brainstem or hypothalamic systems.

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Definitions:

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