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The somatic nervous system is responsible for the movement of ___ muscles.

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Specifically, the somatic nervous system is responsible for the movement of voluntary muscles and the process known as a reflex arc. This system carries nerve impulses back and forth between the central nervous system, which is the brain and the spinal cord and the skeletal muscles, skin, and sensory organs.


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