Voluntary micturition needs an intact cord and which nerve?
APudendal
BPeroneal
CPopliteal
DPhrenic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pudendal
1. Control comes from the sacral micturition centre.
2. One named nerve carries it.
3. Voluntary micturition requires an intact spinal cord and functional pudendal nerve.
4. So the answer is the pudendal nerve.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 25 'The Urinary System'_
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