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

The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary functions such as heart rate, digestion, breathing, and perspiration. The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are branches of the autonomic nervous system, while the somatic system mainly controls voluntary skeletal muscle movement. Therefore, the correct choice is the autonomic nervous system.

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