Organize the following list of bodily functions and actions according to whether they are controlled by the somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system: heart rate, walking, looking to the left, digestion, vasoconstriction, biceps femoris contraction.

A. Somatic walking, heart rate, vasoconstriction; Autonomic looking to the left, biceps femoris contraction, digestion
B. Somatic heart rate, looking to the left, digestion; Autonomic biceps femoris contraction, walking, vasoconstriction
C. Somatic walking, looking to the left, biceps femoris contraction; Autonomic heart rate, digestion, vasoconstriction
D. Somatic heart rate, digestion, vasoconstriction; Autonomic walking, looking to the left, biceps femoris contraction


Answer: C

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