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Q: Is the external urethral sphincter under voluntary control?
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Control of the voluntary urethral sphincter in normal children is related to?

nervous system development


Which nerve supplies the pelvic floor?

The pudendal nerve (part of the somatic nervous system, voluntary control) innervates the pelvic floor. It also innervates the external urethral sphincter; the internal urethral sphincter is innervated by the pelvic nerve (part of the parasympathetic nervous system, involuntary control).


The internal urethral sphincter is composed of skeletal muscle whereas the external urethral sphincter the lower sphincter is composed of smooth muscle and thus is under involuntary control?

it is the opposite. The internal sphincter is composed of smooth muscles while the external one is composed of skeletal muscles


Which sphincter allows for defecation and is under voluntary control?

The external anal sphincter is under voluntary control. You have the urge to defecate because your internal anal sphincter involuntarily opens, but you can keep yourself from going to the bathroom because your external anal sphincter is voluntarily closed. Hope that helps!


Is your bladder a muscle?

Urinary bladder mainly contains two types of musces 1. Smooth muscles, forming the wall of the bladder ( Detrusor muscle ) and the internal urethral sphincter ( which controls the flow of urine which is involuntary ), and 2. Skeletal muscle, which forms the external urethral sphicter with which we can control the flow of urine.. ( voluntary control of flow )


How does the urinary sphincter work?

The urethral sphincter is broken down into two separate muscles, the internal and external sphincter muscles of the urethra. The internal muscle is located where the urethra joins the bladder. It is under involuntary control and works by balancing the sympathetic (keeping closed) and parasympathetic (opening) nervous systems. The second muscle is located just after the prostate gland. It is under voluntary control and works by the somatic nervous system.


Where is the internal urethral spinchter located?

This sphincter is around the neck of the bladder. This, with the internal sphincter, control the flow of urine from the bladder.


What is a sphincter structures?

a ring of muscle that controls the release of an organs products. EXAMPLE: Pyloric Sphincter controls release of chyme. Cardiac Sphincter controls deposition of food into the stomach from the esophagus. External Urethral Sphincter controls release of urine. External Anal Sphincter controls release of defecation.


A urinary sphincter to control the flow of urine is located at each end of the urethra?

True. There is a external and internal sphincter


Why is incontinence a normal phenomenon in the child under 1 to 2 years old?

Bladder not fully grown , and imperfect control of your urethral sphincter.


How is external sphincter electromyography done?

When a patient cannot voluntarily control urination (incontinence), a physician may order this test to determine if the problem is caused by the failure of this muscle. The voluntary contraction or release of a muscle.


What component of the nervous system regulates voluntary muscle responses to external stimuli?

The somatic nervous system is voluntary because one can consciously control the responses.