The patient sustained a gunshot wound to the lumbar area of his back that severed the spinal cord. This resulted in ________
A) hemiparesis
B) hemiplegia
C) paraplegia
D) quadriplegia
C
Explanation: A) Hemiparesis occurs after a stroke, not after the spinal cord is severed.
B) Hemiplegia occurs after a stroke, not after the spinal cord is severed.
C) Correct! In this patient, both legs would be paralyzed. Para- means "two parts of a pair" and pleg/o- means "paralysis."
D) Quadriplegia only occurs when the spinal cord is severed at the level of the neck.
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