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somatic is voluntary autonomic is involuntary.

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12y ago

The somatic nervous system allows us to consciously control our skeletal muscles and the autonomic nervous system controls activity that humans cannot consciously control such as the pumping of the heart and the movement of food through the digestive tract.

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13y ago

The somatic nervous system controls voluntary actions of the musculoskeletal system. Information is sent from the CNS to the effectors.

The autonomic nervous system is in control of involuntary actions.

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The somatic nervous system (SoNS) is the part of the peripheral nervous system [1] associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

The autonomic (not automatic) nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning largely below the level of consciousness, and controls visceral functions.

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10y ago

The somatic nervous system is involved in voluntary control and feedback from to back to the brain. This includes the controlling the skeletal system for motor control. The autonomic nervous system controls automatic, involuntary, life-sustaining processes of the body (breathing, heart rate, temperature control, etc.).

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11y ago

The difference between the somatic nervous system and the automatic nervous system are that the somatic nervous system affects the body the word somatic meaning body.. The automatic nervous system is automatic meaning that it works on its own without thought from you.

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somatic is voluntary autonomic is involuntary.

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