While Playing Lacrosse,Frank Took a Blow to the Back of His

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Essay

While playing lacrosse,Frank took a blow to the back of his neck.This caused swelling of the posterior spinal cord at C7 and T1.What tract lies in this area? What signs might you expect Frank to show while the swelling persists?

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Definitions:

Prop Roots

Thickened roots that grow above ground from the lower part of a stem, providing additional support to plants, typically seen in species like mangroves and corn.

Monocots

A group of flowering plants (monocotyledons) with a single seed leaf, including grasses, lilies, and orchids, characterized by various structural features such as parallel leaf venation.

Rhizobia

Soil bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes.

Infection Threads

Filamentous structures formed by certain bacteria during the infection process of plant roots, facilitating microbial entry.