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Which statement correctly describes the Somatic Nervous System? It can direclty

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Question

Which statement correctly describes the Somatic Nervous System?

It can direclty control skeletal muscle contraction

it innervates skeletal and cardiac muscle

you can not consciously control its activity

it contains a system of motor neurons that can control smooth and cardiac tissue

it is solely responsible for bringing back information to the CNS to be processed.

A

It can direclty control skeletal muscle contraction

B

it innervates skeletal and cardiac muscle

C

you can not consciously control its activity

D

it contains a system of motor neurons that can control smooth and cardiac tissue

E

it is solely responsible for bringing back information to the CNS to be processed.

Explanation / Answer

Somatic nervous system consists of sensory and motor nerves. Sensory nerves carry information to the brain from sense organs. Motor nerves carry information from the brain to the effector organs. Therefore, somatic nervous system is involved in conscious control and it directly controls skeletel muscle activity. It does not innervate smooth and cardiac muscles. Therefore, the answer for this question is option A (directly controls skeletel muscle contraction).