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The autonomic nervous system primarily innervates all of the following, except $$ \\$A. adrenal gland $$ $$ B. smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta $$ $$ C. cardiac muscle in the right atrium $$ $$ D. skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis $$ $E. parotid salivary gland.

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D” is the correct answer since the autonomic nervous system does not innervate voluntary muscles such as the rectus abdominis. Instead, this division of the nervous system functions to regulate involuntary physiological functions such as glandular secretions and smooth muscle contractions.

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