The Somatic Nervous System Can Alter the Activities of Its

question 17

Multiple Choice

The somatic nervous system can alter the activities of its targets, the skeletal muscle fibers, because

• A) it is electrically coupled by gap junctions to the muscles.
• B) its signals bind to receptor proteins on the muscles.
• C) its signals reach the muscles via the blood.
• D) its light pulses activate contraction in the muscles.
• E) it is connected to the internal neural network of the muscles.

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