Card 9 / 22: Watch this video ( http://openstaxcollege.org/l/reflextest ) to see how to test reflexes in the abdomen. Testing reflexes of the trunk is not commonly performed in the neurological exam, but if findings suggest a problem with the thoracic segments of the spinal cord, a series of superficial reflexes of the abdomen can localize function to those segments. If contraction is not observed when the skin lateral to the umbilicus (belly button) is stimulated, what level of the spinal cord may be damaged?
Answer:
The region lateral to the umbilicus is innervated by T9-T11, approximately. A lack of contraction following that stimulation would therefore suggest damage at those levels.
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