The somatic and autonomic nervous systems differ in all of the following except ________.
A) target organ responses to their neurotransmitters
B) their effectors
C) regulation of activity by higher brain centers
D) their efferent pathways and ganglia

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The somatic and autonomic nervous systems differ in their effectors (skeletal muscles vs. smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, and glands), target organ responses to their neurotransmitters (excitation or inhibition), and their efferent pathways and ganglia (one neuron vs. two neurons). However, both systems can be regulated by higher brain centers. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer as this is the only option that is not a true difference between the two systems.

The Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems Differ in All of the Following