Question

0-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury On arrival at Holyoke Hospital, Jimmy Chin, a 10-year-old boy, is immobilized on a rigid stretcher so that he is unable to move his head or trunk. The paramedics report that he was awake and alert after his accident at the skateboard park, but crying and complaining that he couldn't get up and that he had a "wicked headache." He has severe bruises on his upper back and head, and lacerations of his back and scalp. His blood pressure is low, body temperature is below normal, lower limbs are paralyzed, and he is insensitive to painful stimuli below the nipples. Although still alert on arrival, Jimmy soon begins to drift in and out of unconsciousness. Part A Based on your understanding of the anatomy of the nervous system, what functions is Jimmy most likely to lose? O Reflex control of heart rate. O Ability to have an erection. O Visceral reflexes involving digestion. O Conscious control of bladder and bowel

Answer 1

Answer:

Jimmy will most likely lose the conscious control of bladder and bowel movement

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Conscious control of bladder and bowel

Explanation:

Jimmy Chin probably suffered a spinal injury. When this happens, an individual loses control and sensitivity of the point where the spinal cord was injured and the points below that injured point. Jimmy probably injured the spine below the nipples and for this reason is insensitive and unable to move the limbs below that region. For this reason, we can say that Jimmy will lose conscious control of his bladder and bowel as he has lost any control he had in the region below the nipples.