A student nurse asks a nursing instructor which part of the nervous system primarily regulates the ability of a person to use his arm muscles to lift a weight. What is the instructor's best response?

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The somatic nervous system is responsible for the voluntary control of skeletal muscles, such as the muscles used to lift a weight with the arms. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary functions such as heart rate and digestion.

A Student Nurse Asks a Nursing Instructor Which Part of the Nervous