Involuntary nervous system, also termed the vegetative nervous system. A system of nerve cells whose activities are beyond voluntary control.
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A part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for regulating the activity of internal organs. It includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
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A part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for regulating the activity of internal organs. It includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
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in vertebrates, the part of the nervous system that controls and regulates the internal organs without any conscious recognition or effort by the ... [14 related articles]
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The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as salivary glands and sweat glands). One part of the autonomic nervous system helps the body rest, relax, and digest food and another part helps a person fight or take flight in an emergency. A...
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(ANS) Human autonomic nervous system (from Gray's Anatomy), showing sympathetic nerve fibers (red) and parasympathetic nerve fibers (blue) The part of the nervous system that supplies stimulation to the involuntary muscles, such as the smooth muscles and cardiac muscle...
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controls routine body functions such as gut activity, respiration, blood pressure and heart rate. There are two main divisions the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic system.
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<anatomy> Neurons that are not under conscious control, comprising two antagonistic components, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. ... The autonomic nervous system regulates key functions including the activity of the cardiac (heart) muscle, smooth muscles (e.g., of the gut), and glands. The autonomic nervous system has two ...
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The branch of the nervous system that controls internal organs in the body, i.e., heart, lungs.
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(Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress) Part of the nervous system that maintains the normal functioning of the body's inner environment, the sympathetic division mobilises energy resources and prepares the body for action and the parasympathetic division conserves the body's energy resources and restores inner calm.
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Neurons that are not under conscious control, comprising two antagonistic components, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Together, they control the heart, viscera, smooth muscle, etc.
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(ANS) Type: Term Synonyms: autonomic (visceral motor) division of nervous system
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Autonomic nervous system: Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic nervous system regulates key functions of the body including the activity of the heart muscle (see below), the smooth muscles (e.g., the muscles of the intestinal tract), and the glands. The autonomic nervous system ...
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(aw;tuo-nom;ik) The sympathetic and parasympathetic portions of the nervous system that function to control the actions of the visceral organs and skin; ANS.
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Governs bodily functions that are not under conscious control eg heartbeat
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The autonomic nervous system is responsible for the self-controlling aspects of the body's nervous network, and is under the control of the cerebral cortex, the hypothalmus, and the medulla oblongata. Working in tandem with the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system features two subsystems which regulate body functions such as involun...
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That part of the nervous system involved in the regulation of the heartbeat, glandular secretions, and smooth muscle contraction and relaxation, and generally not subject to conscious control.
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A set of nerves considered as a group because of their similar functions. Acting primarily unconsciously, they innervate the smooth muscle of the viscera, glands, and blood vessels, thus controlling the automatic function of the internal organs. They are under direct chemical control from substances circulating in the blood.
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That part of the nervous system which works involuntarily (is not under voluntary control), controlling all the autonomic processes in the body, e.g. breathing rate, heart rate, peristalsis in the gut, contraction of the bladder, dilation and constriction of the pupil of the eye. Consists of two opposing (antagonistic) sub-systems, the sympathetic ...
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the part of the nervous system that controls automatic body functions, such as heart rate, sweating, pupil dilation, and digestion; divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system
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ANS noun the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
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In mammals, the part of the nervous system that controls those functions not controlled voluntarily, including the heart rate, activity of the intestines, and the production of sweat. There are two divisions of the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic system responds to stress, when it speeds the heart rate, increases blood pressure, and gener...
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part of the peripheral nervous system that supplies neural connection to glands and smooth muscles of internal organs; made of two divisions (sympathetic and parasympathetic) and sometimes is considered to have a third division called the enteric system
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(ANS) The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's involuntary motor responses by connecting the sensory receptors to the central nervous system (CNS) and the CNS to the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.
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The part of the peripheral nervous system connected to the heart, blood vessels, glands, and smooth muscles.
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