The division of the peripheral nervous system controlling the body's skeletal muscles is the
A) motor nervous system.
B) sympathetic nervous system.
C) somatic nervous system.
D) parasympathetic nervous system.

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The somatic nervous system is responsible for controlling the body's skeletal muscles, while the motor nervous system refers to the system that controls both the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are both part of the autonomic nervous system, which regulates involuntary functions such as heart rate and digestion.

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