AP Psychology Practice Test 2025 - Free AP Psychology Practice Questions and Study Guide

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What does the somatic nervous system control?

The body's skeletal muscles

The correct answer is A. The somatic nervous system is responsible for controlling the body's skeletal muscles. This system is involved in voluntary movement and is responsible for receiving sensory information and sending motor commands to the muscles involved in movement.

Options B, C, and D are incorrect because the somatic nervous system does not control the internal organs' muscles (that is the job of the autonomic nervous system), sensory receptors (these are part of the sensory system), or the central nervous system neurons (which are more involved in processing information rather than controlling skeletal muscles directly).

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The internal organs' muscles

The sensory receptors

The central nervous system neurons

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