A patient is admitted with a spinal cord injury located at the 4th thoracic vertebral area. When assessing this patient, the nurse will expect to find deficits at which anatomical area of the patient?
1. umbilicus
2. groin
3. anterior thigh
4. nipple line
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Rationale: The nerve root for the 4th thoracic vertebra is approximately at the level of the nipple line. The nerve root for the umbilical region is the 10th thoracic vertebra. Innervation to the groin is at the 1st lumbar vertebra. Innervation to the anterior thigh is at the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
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