The patient sustained a gunshot wound to the lumbar area of his back that severed the spinal cord.This resulted in ________.

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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.

The Patient Sustained a Gunshot Wound to the Lumbar Area