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Panniculus (cutaneous trunci) reflex is a test for T3L3 lesion where cutaneous trunci nerves emerge from which spinal cord?
A
as a joke
B
C8T1
C
T1T
D
cut off
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cutaneous trunci muscle (CTM) is a thin but extensive sheet of skeletal muscle that covers most of the dorsal and lateral walls of the abdomen and thorax.

Detailed explanation-2: -Panniculus reflex (cutaneous trunci reflex) is elicited by pin-prick stimulus to the skin over the back, beginning at the lumbosacral region and continuing cranially. Normal response is twitching of the cutaneous trunci muscle on both sides of the dorsal midline, at the point of stimulation and cranially.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cutaneous Trunci Reflex (Panniculus Reflex) The reflex arc includes the afferent cutaneous branches of the lumbar and thoracic spinal nerves, C8 to T1 spinal cord segments, and LMNs in the lateral thoracic nerve innervating the cutaneous trunci muscles.

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