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Definition of Autonomic nervous system
1. Noun. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
Terms within: Autonomic Ganglion, Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic, Parasympathetic Nervous System
Group relationships: Nervous System, Systema Nervosum
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Definition of Autonomic nervous system
1. Noun. (neuroanatomy) In humans and other vertebrates, the part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary activity of the heart, intestines and glands. These activities include digestion, respiration, perspiration, metabolism, and the modulation of blood pressure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Autonomic nervous system
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Autonomic Nervous System
Literary usage of Autonomic nervous system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of the Nervous System by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"IMPORTANT CONDUCTION PATHS BELONGING TO THE autonomic nervous system Thanks to
the work of Langley, we know that the conduction pathways in the sympathetic ..."
2. Principles of Animal Biology by Aaron Franklin Shull, George Roger Larue, Alexander Grant Ruthven (1920)
"Functions of the Sympathetic or autonomic nervous system.—Neurons from this system
supply the smooth muscle of the viscera, the cardiac muscles, ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology for medical students and physicians by William Henry Howell (1913)
"THE SYMPATHETIC OR autonomic nervous system. The chain of nerve ganglia extending
on each side of the spinal column to the coccyx is known as the ..."
4. The Nervous System and Its Conservation by Percy Goldthwait Stiles (1917)
"CHAPTER IX THE autonomic nervous system THE term which is used as the title of
this chapter is employed to cover that part of the efferent system which does ..."
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