The portion of the peripheral nervous system that is composed of nerve fibers that innervate skeletal muscle is called the:

A. afferent nervous system.
B. sympathetic nervous system.
C. parasympathetic nervous system.
D. somatic motor nervous system.
E. autonomic nervous system.


D

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