The condition in which a person loses all feeling and movement of the arms and legs due to spinal cord injury is termed
A) paraplegia.
B) hemiplegia.
C) spinal shock.
D) quadriplegia.
E) spinal transection.

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Quadriplegia refers to the loss of feeling and movement in all four limbs due to spinal cord injury. A person with quadriplegia has an injury at or above the thoracic spinal level. Paraplegia refers to the loss of feeling and movement in the lower half of the body due to spinal cord injury below the thoracic spinal level. Hemiplegia refers to the loss of feeling and movement on one side of the body due to brain injury. Spinal shock is a temporary state of autonomic dysfunction following spinal cord injury. Spinal transection refers to the complete severing of the spinal cord.

The Condition in Which a Person Loses All Feeling and Movement