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which specific subdivision of the nervous system controls involuntary muscles such as the heart? (1 point) autonomic nervous system somatic nervous system sympathetic nervous system parasympathetic nervous system
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for regulating involuntary bodily functions. It controls involuntary muscles like those in the heart. The somatic nervous system controls voluntary movements. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are divisions of the autonomic nervous system, but the overall category for controlling involuntary muscles (including the heart) is the autonomic nervous system.
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