auubar
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Which of the following statements about the spinal cord is true?
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1 ) A lesion of the left side of the spinal cord at C5 causes pyramidal weakness of the right leg
2 ) Centrally placed spinal cord lesions affect joint position sense before other modalities of sensation
3 ) Conus medullaris lesions characteristically cause mixed upper and lower motor neurone signs in the legs
4 ) The spinal cord ends at the lower border of the L3 vertebra
5 ) The spinothalamic tracts are supplied principally by the anterior spinal artery
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| anne
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| mjl1717
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It ends at L2 in adults and L3 in newborns!
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| auubar
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noh. It is for adult, i am sorry for the ambiguity of my q.
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