38. A 67-year-old man who is being treated for a lesion in his spinal cord cannot feel the neurologist trace the letter "E" on the anterior surface of his thigh. Which of the following lettered sites of the hemisection of the spinal cord is the most likely site of the lesion? B D A) E) B) ⒸC) OD)

38. A 67-year-old man who is being treated for a lesion in his spinal cord cannot feel the neurologist trace the letter "E" on the anterior surface of his thigh. Which of the following lettered sites of the hemisection of the spinal cord is the most likely site of the lesion? B D A) E) B) ⒸC) OD)

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