NURS 6501N Question Bank wk3 FINAL ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WK 3

1 When a patient asks what the somatic . nervous system controls, how should the nurse respond? It controls: a. the heart. b. the spinal cord. c. skeletal muscle. d. smooth muscle organs. ANS: C The somatic nervous system consists of pathways that regulate voluntary motor control, the skeletal muscle system. The somatic nervous system does not control the heart; the autonomic nervous system controls the heart, the spinal cord, and the smooth muscle organs. REF: p. 307