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The activities of the visceral muscles a...

The activities of the visceral muscles are not under the voluntary control of the nervous system and are therefore known as 

A

Non-striated muscles

B

Involuntary muscles

C

Smooth muscles

D

All of the above

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C
The activities of the visceral muscles are not under the voluntary control of the nervous system and are therefore known as involuntary muscles.
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