Question

Discuss why a person who has a spinal cord injury at C6 is spared from needing a ventilator. In order to answer you must consider what nerve innervates the diaphragm and which spinal cord segments contribute to this nerve.

Answer 1

Answer:

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often leads to an impairment of the respiratory system. ... physiology, Mechanical ventilation, Phrenic nerve pacing, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia ... The neural circuitry commanding the activation of the diaphragm has been well ... The contusion model also allows one to examine various strategies

Explanation:

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often leads to an impairment of the respiratory system. ... physiology, Mechanical ventilation, Phrenic nerve pacing, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia ... The neural circuitry commanding the activation of the diaphragm has been well ... The contusion model also allows one to examine various strategies