SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260172195
Author: VanPutte
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 12, Problem 11RAC
A dermatome
- Is the area of skin supplied by a pair of spinal nerves.
- Exists for each spinal nerve except C1
- Can be used to locate the site of spinal cord or nerve root damage.
- All of these are correct.
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