Biology PYQ 118 of 227 · Nervous System & Sense Organs

When doctor tells a person that he/she has been affected with tetraplegia, it means that he/she is suffering from paralysis of

  1. ARight hand only
  2. BLeft hand only
  3. CHis both legs only
  4. DBoth hands and both legs

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Correct answer: (d) Both hands and both legs

Explanation

Tetraplegia (quadriplegia) is paralysis of both arms and both legs.

It usually results from injury to the cervical spinal cord (C1–C8).

Contrast: paraplegia affects only the legs and lower body; monoplegia affects a single limb.

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