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The autonomic nervous system controls:

Answer: Involuntary body functions (heart, digestion).

  • A Voluntary muscle movement via motor neurons
  • B Involuntary body functions (heart, digestion)
  • C Conscious thought processed in the cerebrum
  • D Only the eyes and ears through cranial nerves

Correct answer: B. Involuntary body functions (heart, digestion)

Explanation: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulates involuntary functions: heart rate, digestion, respiration, blood pressure.

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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