Question

The autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary events in the body. This part of the nervous system would,therefore,regulate which types of muscle tissue A)cardiac and skeleton only B)cardiac and smooth only C)smooth and skeletal only D)cardiac,smooth,and skeletal

Answer 1

The part of the nervous system would regulate the smooth and skeletal muscles. Cardiac muscles are a set of separate muscles.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Cardiac and smooth only

Explanation:

Muscle tissue can be classified as cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. From these, cardiac and smooth muscles are the ones located inside the body; for example, the cardiac muscles are in the heart and the smooth muscles are in the stomach, uterus, intestines, among others. The movement of these muscles is classified as involuntary because it is not consciously controlled by the individual, for example, cardiac muscles contract to pump blood without the control of the individual.

On the other hand, skeletal muscles attached to bones rather than organs are responsible for voluntary movements and are controlled by the somatic nervous system, not the autonomic nervous system. Thus, the types of muscle the autonomic nervous system regulates are the cardiac and the smooth muscles only.