A patient is diagnosed with a spinal cord injury located at the 1st and 2nd thoracic vertebra. The nurse will expect to find which of the following deep tendon reflexes affected by this injury?
1. biceps
2. supinator
3. patellar
4. triceps
3
Rationale: The patellar reflex originates at the 3rd lumbar vertebra. The patient has an injury at the 1st and 2nd thoracic vertebra which means reflexes below this region will be affected. The biceps reflex originates at the 5th cervical vertebra. The supinator reflex originates at the 6th cervical vertebra and the triceps reflex originates at the 7th cervical vertebra.
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