Question

The nerves that control voluntary responses like those connected to your muscles are part of the _____ nervous system.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be A. somatic nervous system.

A somatic nervous system is sub-set of the peripheral nervous system which controls the voluntary actions and body movements with the help of skeletal muscles.

This system mainly consists of two types of nerves:

Afferent nerves: Theses are sensory nerves which carry stimulus or information from receptors to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

Efferent nerves: These are also termed as motor nerves which carry commands or responsive information from the central nervous system to the muscles.

The muscles contract and produce movements.