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1. The bulbocavernosus reflex or Osinski reflex can be monitored to test for S2-4 nerve root function. The bulbocavernosus reflex | |||
is a reflex arc. The dorsal nerve (a branch of the pudendal nerve) carries sensory information from the genitals to the spinal cord via S2-4 nerve roots. Some fibers of the dorsal nerve synapse onto interneurons of the spinal cord that make synaptic connections with motor neurons that innervate the bulbocavernosus muscle, causing the rectum to contract. This pathway can be monitored by placing stimulating electrodes along the sensory nerve of the genitals and recording electrodes on the rectum. | |||
==Spinal cord and myelopathy== | ==Spinal cord and myelopathy== | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 12 February 2020
Introduction
Spinal nerve roots and radiculopathy
1. The bulbocavernosus reflex or Osinski reflex can be monitored to test for S2-4 nerve root function. The bulbocavernosus reflex is a reflex arc. The dorsal nerve (a branch of the pudendal nerve) carries sensory information from the genitals to the spinal cord via S2-4 nerve roots. Some fibers of the dorsal nerve synapse onto interneurons of the spinal cord that make synaptic connections with motor neurons that innervate the bulbocavernosus muscle, causing the rectum to contract. This pathway can be monitored by placing stimulating electrodes along the sensory nerve of the genitals and recording electrodes on the rectum.