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Which parts of the gastrointestinal tract are innervated by the somatic nervous system?
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GI tract is innervated locally by the enteric nervous system and activity of the Cajal pacemaker cells and by the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic / parasympathetic). It is not innervated by the somatic nervous system.
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somatic nervous system
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