The Autonomic Nervous System Controls All of the Following Except

Question

The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following except the __________.
A) adrenal gland
B) smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta
C) cardiac muscle in the right atrium
D) skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis
E) parotid salivary gland

Accepted Answer

The autonomic nervous system is responsible for controlling smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular tissue, but it does not control skeletal muscle.