Spinal Cord Injury Try to decide whether the information presented about spinal cord injuries is true or false. Directions: Go through the quiz once, answering each statement with a T or F. Then go through again, correcting any which you got wrong and then writing the statement.

If a person breaks his or her neck, the spinal cord is always damaged. Question 1 If a person breaks his or her neck, the spinal cord is always damaged.

Question 2 Spinal cord injuries that occur closer to the neck are more serious than those occurring closer to the pelvis.

Question 3 Most spinal cord injuries result in complete loss of feeling and movement below the injured area.

Question 4 The term paraplegia means that a person has lost feeling and movement in the legs.

Question 5 Men with spinal cord injuries have a greater chance of being infertile than women with spinal cord injuries.

Question 6 Steroid drugs are effective at reducing spinal cord damage near time of injury.

Question 7 Many people that sever their spinal cord recover lost functioning with time.

Women are more likely than men to damage their spinal cords. Question 8 Women are more likely than men to damage their spinal cords.

Most spinal cord injuries are the result of motor vehicle accidents. Question 9 Most spinal cord injuries are the result of motor vehicle accidents.

Question 10 About 1,000 people in the United States experience spinal cord injuries every year.

If a person breaks his or her neck, the spinal cord is always damaged. Question 1 If a person breaks his or her neck, the spinal cord is always damaged. FALSE

Question 2 Spinal cord injuries that occur closer to the neck are more serious than those occurring closer to the pelvis. TRUE

Question 3 Most spinal cord injuries result in complete loss of feeling and movement below the injured area. FALSE

Question 4 The term paraplegia means that a person has lost feeling and movement in the legs. TRUE

Question 5 Men with spinal cord injuries have a greater chance of being infertile that women with spinal cord injuries. TRUE

Question 6 Steroid drugs are effective at reducing spinal cord damage near time of injury. TRUE

Question 7 Many people that sever their spinal cord recover lost functioning with time. FALSE

Women are more likely than men to damage their spinal cords. Question 8 Women are more likely than men to damage their spinal cords. FALSE

Most spinal cord injuries are the result of motor vehicle accidents. Question 9 Most spinal cord injuries are the result of motor vehicle accidents. TRUE

Question 10 About 1,000 people in the United States experience spinal cord injuries every year. FALSE