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True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries are typically the most severe variety of spinal cord injury.
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries are typically the most severe variety of spinal cord injury.
True
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries can result in tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia.
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries can result in tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia.
True
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries only affect the neck area.
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries only affect the neck area.
False
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries often involve permanent complete loss of sensory function.
True or false: Cervical spinal cord injuries often involve permanent complete loss of sensory function.
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True or false: Injuries located higher on the cervical spine are less severe than lower ones.
True or false: Injuries located higher on the cervical spine are less severe than lower ones.
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True or false: Lumbar spinal cord injuries can result in paralysis of the lower body?
True or false: Lumbar spinal cord injuries can result in paralysis of the lower body?
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True or false: Lumbar spinal cord injuries do not affect the functionality of the upper body?
True or false: Lumbar spinal cord injuries do not affect the functionality of the upper body?
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True or false: The lumbar spine carries the most weight of any section of the spine?
True or false: The lumbar spine carries the most weight of any section of the spine?
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True or false: Injuries to the lumbar spinal cord can result in some loss of function in the hips and legs?
True or false: Injuries to the lumbar spinal cord can result in some loss of function in the hips and legs?
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True or false: Lumbar spinal cord injuries generally do not require trauma surgery?
True or false: Lumbar spinal cord injuries generally do not require trauma surgery?
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