title: Innervation of the male urinary bladder.
abstract: The innervation of the male detrusor muscle and urethra is a complex network of synaptic interactions between nuclear collections in the cerebral cortex, the brain stem, and the gray matter of the sacral spinal cord. The multiplicity of influences in this reflex emphasizes its vulnerability to disease processes.
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D009474:Neurons; D010388:Pelvis / Q000294:innervation; D012018:Reflex; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013569:Synapses; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014521:Urethra / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology