Medical Terminology Simplified

Additional Medical Terms • CHAPTER 9 433

Cervical

(neck)

Thoracic

(upper back)

Lumbar

(lower back)

Sacral

Coccygeal

C4
injury
(quadriplegia)

C6

injury

(quadriplegia)

T6

injury

(paraplegia)

L1

injury

(paraplegia)

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

T1

L1

L2

L3

L4

L5

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

T10

T11

T12

Figure 9-10Spinal cord injuries showing the extent of paralysis.