A spinal cord injury with some of the spinal cord tracts affected while others are able to carry impulses normally is called:
a. incomplete c. complete
b. partial d. total
A
Spinal cord injuries are classified by level of injury, mechanism of injury, or neurological or functional level. The injury may be considered complete or incomplete. When injury is complete, no impulses are carried below the level of injury. There is complete disruption of the spinal cord functions, including motor (voluntary) movement, sensation, and reflexes to areas innervated by the spinal nerves at and below the level of the injury. In an incomplete injury, some of the spinal cord tracts are affected while others are able to carry impulses normally.
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