When a patient experiences a severe spinal injury, he or she:

A. will likely be paralyzed from the neck down.
B. may lose sensation below the level of the injury.
C. most commonly has a palpable spinal deformity.
D. often loses motor function on one side of the body.


Answer: B. may lose sensation below the level of the injury.

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