Mary is in an automobile accident and suffers a spinal cord injury. She has lost feeling in her lower body. Her doctor tells her that swelling is compressing a portion of her spinal cord. Which part of her cord is likely to be compressed?
A) descending tracts
B) the anterior gray commissures
C) the anterior white commissures
D) ascending tracts
E) the anterior gray horns

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The ascending tracts of the spinal cord carry sensory information from the body to the brain. Compression of these tracts due to swelling can lead to loss of sensation in the lower body.

Mary Is in an Automobile Accident and Suffers a Spinal