KROK 1 2018 – Question 88 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
The dorsal root of the spinal nerve of a test animal was severed. What changes will occur in the innervation area?
- A. Loss of sensitivity
- B. Loss of motor function
- C. Increased muscle tone
- D. Decreased muscle tone
- E. Loss of sensitivity and motor function
Hint
Recall which kind of fibres run in the dorsal root of a spinal nerve and think about what is lost when that route into the spinal cord is interrupted.
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