When a patient asks what the somatic nervous system controls, how ...

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When a patient asks what the somatic nervous system controls, how should the nurse respond? It controls:
 
  a. the heart.
  b. the spinal cord.
  c. skeletal muscle.
  d. smooth muscle organs.

Question 2

When an aide asks why carcinomas rarely occur in childhood, how should the nurse respond? (select all that apply)
 
  a. Carcinomas cannot develop in an immu-nosuppressed environment.
  b. Carcinomas need a long time from expo-sure to occurrence.
  c. Carcinomas are due to environmental ex-posures.
  d. Carcinomas occur primarily in secondary sexual organs.
  e. Carcinomas are mesodermal.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The somatic nervous system consists of pathways that regulate voluntary motor control, the skel-etal muscle system. The somatic nervous system does not control the heart; the autonomic nerv-ous system controls the heart, the spinal cord, and the smooth muscle organs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C
Carcinomas rarely occur in children because these cancers most commonly result from environ-mental carcinogens and require a long period from exposure to the appearance of the carcinoma.