GMS 6474 LATEST EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026.pdf

GMS 6474 LATEST EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ what is micturition. Answer: the controlled elimination of urine

▶ what is continence. Answer: the ability to keep urine in the bladder

▶ what is incontinence. Answer: leaking urine

▶ what is the detrusor muscle. Answer: smooth muscle in wall of bladder
fills when relaxed
empties when contracting

▶ what controls the internal sphincter of the bladder. Answer: autonomic
nervous system
fills when contracting
empties when relaxed

▶ what controls the external sphincter of the bladder. Answer: somatic
nervous system
fills when contracted
empties when relaxed

▶ How many motor neurons are required to have an effect in the somatic
nervous system. Answer: 1 neuron, called alpha motor neuron

▶ What are the effectors of the somatic nervous system. Answer: Usually
skeletal muscles

▶ How many motor neurons are required to have an effect in the
autonomic nervous system. Answer: 2, pre and post

▶ Where do the motor neurons of the somatic nervous system originate.
Answer: Anterior spinal cord