Multiple choice

Autonomic nervous system does not regulate the functioning of:

  1. heart beat

  2. respiratory rate

  3. blood pressure

  4. memory and intelligence
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Explanation

The autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary visceral functions: heart rate (cardiac innervation), respiratory rate (respiratory centers), and blood pressure (vasomotor control). Memory and intelligence are cognitive functions regulated by the central nervous system (cerebral cortex, hippocampus), not the autonomic system.

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