Identify the difference between somatic and autonomic motor reflexes.
A)Somatic motor pathways require one motor neuron, and autonomic pathways require two.
B)Somatic motor pathways innervate skeletal muscle, and autonomic pathways innervate cardiac muscle, smooth muscle or glands.
C)Somatic motor pathways are voluntary, and autonomic motor pathways are involuntary.
D)All choices are differences between somatic and autonomic motor pathways.

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All the choices listed are differences between somatic and autonomic motor pathways. Somatic pathways involve one motor neuron and control voluntary movements of skeletal muscles, while autonomic pathways involve two neurons and control involuntary actions in cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands.

Identify the Difference Between Somatic and Autonomic Motor Reflexes