During the micturition reflex,
A)stimulation of stretch receptors in the bladder wall sends impulses to the lumbar spinal cord.
B)sympathetic motor neurons that control the detrusor muscle become active.
C)the internal sphincter is consciously relaxed.
D)the external sphincter is unconsciously relaxed.
E)None of the answers is correct.

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The micturition reflex involves the parasympathetic nervous system, not the sympathetic, and the external sphincter is consciously controlled, not unconsciously relaxed.

During the Micturition Reflex