When the bladder wall is distended as a result of urine accumulation, the stretch receptors are stimulated and send afferent impulses to the spinal cord that
a. stimulate parasympathetic nerves, which return to the bladder and cause it to contract
b. inhibit the motor neurons that normally keep the external urethral sphincter closed
c. stimulate nerves that go to the kidney and prevent glomerular filtration until the bladder is empty
d. cause a and b
e. cause none of the above events
D
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