Question

During a football game, a young man suffers an injury to his spinal cord at the first thoracic vertebrate. What major functions could be lost due to his injury?

Blinking

Chewing

Swallowing

Pushing

Answer 1

@.Sam.

Answer 2

@thomaster

Answer 3

Hmm, I'd choose pushing because T1 is about the level of C8 spinal nerve which controls your arm movements, losing that would lose your arm function, well at least some part

Answer 4

Blinking, chewing and swallowing are controlled by other nerves

Answer 5

Okay. In my lesson all it said was that it would effect balance and homeostasis so...

Answer 6

I think it is pushing too.

Answer 7

Okay. See if you can follow this link. It might help

http://learn.flvs.net/webdav/educator_anatphysiology_v13/module03/images/03_02_03/03_02_03_spinalregions_large.jpg

Answer 8

Not possible, homoeostasis are controlled by hypothalamus which activates glands and secrete hormones, that's from CNS

Answer 9

Well it says temp. regulation

Answer 10

It was pushing. Thanks!!

Answer 11

Good :)