what characteristics distinguishes the autonomic and somatic system?

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is it myelinated axons, cell bodies outside the cns, cell bodies within the cns, or cholinergic fibers

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both have cholinergic (ACh) fibers because both deal with muscles

there's no distinctions for cell bodies

both have myelinated axons and/or unmyelinated

but the biggest difference is that somatic uses conscious awareness

all of the autonomic processes are not consciously controlled

you deliberately move the muscles of the somatic nervous system