Clinical Maps

Dermatomes, myotomes and reflexes: which nerve root does what, how each is tested, and what changes point to.

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Clinical Map Anal Wink Reflex Reflexus analis Pelvis & Hip The anal wink is a superficial reflex in which a light scratch or pinprick of the…

Clinical Map Bulbocavernosus Reflex Reflexus bulbocavernosus Pelvis & Hip The bulbocavernosus reflex is a contraction of the anal sphincter and bulbospongiosus muscle when the glans…

Clinical Map Cremasteric Reflex Reflexus cremastericus Pelvis & Hip The cremasteric reflex is a superficial reflex in males in which stroking the skin of the…

Clinical Map L1 Dermatome Dermatoma L1 Pelvis & Hip The L1 dermatome covers the groin, the skin over the inguinal ligament and the upper front…

Clinical Map L2 Myotome Myotoma L2 Pelvis & Hip The L2 myotome is tested by hip flexion, the ISNCSCI key movement for L2, through the…

Clinical Map S3 Dermatome Dermatoma S3 Pelvis & Hip The S3 dermatome covers the inner buttock and the skin around the ischial tuberosity and the…

Clinical Map S3-S4 Myotome Myotoma S3-S4 Pelvis & Hip The S3-S4 myotome supplies the pelvic floor and the external anal and urethral sphincters. These roots,…

Clinical Map S4-S5 Dermatome Dermatoma S4-S5 Pelvis & Hip The S4-S5 dermatome forms the innermost ring of the saddle area, the skin immediately around the…