A 23-year-old man comes to the physician because of difficulty maintaining an erection. He was involved in an automobile collision that damaged his thoracic spinal cord, affecting motor and sensory function of the lower trunk and extremities. He is only able to obtain an erection through manual stimulation of his penis by his wife, and the erection does not last a long time. The best explanation for this type of erection is an intact spinal reflex arc between the pudendal nerves and which of the following? a. Genitofemoral nerves b. Ilioinguinal nerves c. Lumbosacral trunks d. Obturator nerves e. Pelvic sympathetic nerves

A 23-year-old man comes to the physician because of difficulty maintaining an erection. He was involved in an automobile collision that damaged his thoracic spinal cord, affecting motor and sensory function of the lower trunk and extremities. He is only able to obtain an erection through manual stimulation of his penis by his wife, and the erection does not last a long time. The best explanation for this type of erection is an intact spinal reflex arc between the pudendal nerves and which of the following? a. Genitofemoral nerves b. Ilioinguinal nerves c. Lumbosacral trunks d. Obturator nerves e. Pelvic sympathetic nerves

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter18: Principles Of Endocrinology; The Central Endocrine Glands

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