LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 9WYL
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To determine:
The region of the brain that is damaged during a head injury, which resulted in the loss of movement in the left leg.
Introduction:
Brain trauma is defined as the damage caused to the brain tissue due to the sudden and forceful collision of the brain with the cranial walls. The damage to a particular part of the brain affects the function of the body associated with that region.
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