UPPSC 2015 General Studies I Solved Paper

(d) Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, means your arms,hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs are all affected by your spinal cord injury. Tetraplegia is a paralysis caused by an injury of the cervical spinal cord. This can result in a partial or total sensory and motor loss of the four limbs and torso. The injuries that occur above level C4 often result in respiratory deficiency.