A hemisection of the spinal cord damaging the upper motor neurons would result in most motor loss here:
A. no loss on either side
B. loss on the same side
C. loss on the opposite side
D. loss on both sides
Answer: B. loss on the same side
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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