Question

Which symptom would an individual with a narrow foramen most likely experience?

Answer 1

Which foramen? The human body has several. A foramen is an opening. If something is flowing through the foramen, the narrowing of a foramen will either restrict the rate of flow of whatever substance was normally travelling through the opening, or the pressure needed to maintain the rate of flow will increase.

Answer 2

Description:

Arthritis and other similar diseases can cause a narrowing of the spinal foramen. The images below show a healthy spine and a spine with a narrow foramen.

Question:

Which symptom would an individual with a narrow foramen most likely experience?

answer choices:

A.  

increased flexibility from the constriction of muscle

B.  

poor posture from loss of tendon attachment sites

C.  

lower blood pressure from increased blood flow

D.  

back pain from the compressed nerves