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A Patient Is Diagnosed with Fractured Thoracic Vertebrae from a Motor

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A patient is diagnosed with fractured thoracic vertebrae from a motor vehicle crash.Which other structure should the nurse suspect may have been damaged during this accident?


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Sensory Information

Data received by the sensory organs, such as eyes and ears, and processed by the brain.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in processing sensory information from various parts of the body, understanding spatial orientation, and managing language and mathematics.

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain important for language comprehension, located in the temporal lobe.

Thalamus

The thalamus is a brain structure that serves as a relay station for sensory information, channeling inputs to various parts of the brain.

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