Question

Heart rate, digestion, breathing, and perspiration are all controlled by which part of the peripheral nervous system?

a. the sympathetic nervous system
b. the autonomic nervous system
c. the parasympathetic nervous system
d. the somatic nervous system

Answer 1

The answer to your question is:

B.) The autonomic nervous system.

Answer 2

They are controlled by the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The autonomic nervous system is the one responsible for our body functions that are involuntary or that we are not controlling consciously. These functions include heart rate, breathing and perspiration.