A quarterback suffered torn menisci in his right knee joint when he was tackled from the side. The same collision crushed his common fibular nerve against the neck of his right fibula. What locomotor problems can he expect to experience from this nerve injury?

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Q: the bundle of fibers that the spinal cord continues down is called the ........................

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