Which of these characteristics definitively distinguishes the autonomic nervous system from the somatic nervous system?
A) cell bodies outside the CNS
B) cell bodies within the CNS
C) cholinergic fibers
D) myelinated axons

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The autonomic nervous system has its cell bodies outside the central nervous system, while the somatic nervous system has its cell bodies within the CNS. This is the key characteristic that definitively distinguishes the two systems. Cholinergic fibers and myelinated axons are not unique to one system or the other.

Which of These Characteristics Definitively Distinguishes the Autonomic Nervous System