MEDICINE MCQ
NEUROLOGY
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Panniculus (cutaneous trunci) reflex is a test for T3L3 lesion where cutaneous trunci nerves emerge from which spinal cord?
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as a joke
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C8T1
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T1T
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cut off
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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.
Detailed explanation-3: -This muscle has been named amongst others cutaneous trunci muscle or cutaneous maximus muscle (CMM). The CMM is innervated by the lateral thoracic nerve (LTN), which is derived from the brachial plexus.
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