A patient involved in a motor-vehicle collision has suffered the separation of a rib from a spinal vertebra. Based on the anatomy of the spine, where has this injury occurred?
a. The lumbar spine
b. The cervical spine
c. The middle spine
d. The thoracic spine
Question 2Which of the following signs or symptoms might be evident for an injury to the autonomic nervous system?
a. Vomiting
b. Elevated heart rate
c. Inability to move facial muscles
d. Trouble remembering one's own name
Question 3You respond to an accident at which a male patient is complaining of severe back pain. He informs you that his back pain is coming from a recent fracture of his coccyx. Based on this information, what area of the back would the pain be emanating from?
a. The neck
b. The upper back
c. The tailbone
d. The lower back
Question 4For a person to make a fist, which of the following must occur?
a. The central nervous system must send a message through the spinal cord and then through the peripheral nerves.
b. The central nervous system must send a message through the spinal cord and then through the autonomic nervous system.
c. The peripheral nervous system must send a message to the brain and then back through the peripheral nervous system.
d. The muscles must signal the brain to send a message through the autonomic nervous system.
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