Question

Which of the choices below describes the ANS?

Answer 1

Answer:

A) motor fibers that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands

Explanation:

Autonomic nervous system or ANS is the peripheral nervous system that consists of he sympathetic nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. Its function is to control the internal organs and unconscious bodily functions  such as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, urination etc.

Other part of the peripheral nervous system is somatic nervous system, responsible for voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.