Mary is in an automobile accident and suffers a spinal cord injury. She has lost feeling in her lower body. Her doctor tells her that swelling is compressing a portion of her spinal cord. Which part of her cord is likely to be compressed?A) ascending tracts in the cervical region of her spinal cord.
B) descending tracts in the cervical region of her spinal cord.
C) ascending tracts in the lumbar region of her spinal cord.
D) descending tracts in the lumbar region of her spinal cord.
E) the anterior white commissures.