The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following except the ________.

A. cardiac muscle in the right atrium
B. parotid salivary gland
C. adrenal gland
D. skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis
E. smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta


Answer: D

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