What effect does aging have on the cervical spine and spinal canal? What effect do these changes have on the risk of an older person sustaining a cervical spinal cord injury?
What will be an ideal response?
The spinal canal tends to narrow, and degeneration tends to occur in the vertebral bodies. The risk of cervical spine fracture and of spinal cord injury increases.
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________ is a radiopaque element that is used in the radiographic examination of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
A. Barium C. Conray B. Optiray D. Renografin
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