text: if a surgeon cut the dorsal (back) half of the spinal chord just above your shoulders, but left? the ventral (front) half intact, which of the following functions would you most likely lose? a) ability to see b) ability to feel your legs c) ability to move your legs d) all of the above a chord is a combination of musical notes.  you mean spinal cord.  the answer is b.  the dorsal spinal cord contains sensory fibers.  the ventral cord contains the motor neurons.