|
|
Definition of Sympathetic nervous system
1. Noun. Originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels.
Group relationships: Ans, Autonomic Nervous System
Terms within: Splanchnic Nerve, Abdominal Nerve Plexus, Coeliac Plexus, Plexus Celiacus, Solar Plexus, Alpha Receptor, Alpha-adrenergic Receptor, Alpha-adrenoceptor, Beta Receptor, Beta-adrenergic Receptor, Beta-adrenoceptor
Definition of Sympathetic nervous system
1. Noun. (neuroanatomy) The part of the autonomic nervous system that under stress raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels and dilates the pupils. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sympathetic Nervous System
Literary usage of Sympathetic nervous system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The paired division of the oesophageal sympathetic nervous system varies greatly
in form in different insects. In the larva of Corydalus, ..."
2. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"CHAPTER XXI THE sympathetic nervous system THE sympathetic nervous system is an
aggregation of ganglia, nerves, and plexuses, through which the viscera, ..."
3. Principles of human physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1860)
"sympathetic nervous system. —That collection of scattered but mutually-connected
ganglia and nerves, of which this apparatus is made-up, may be ranged under ..."
4. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1881)
"sympathetic nervous system. The discovery that the spinal and cranial nerves
together with their ganglia were formed from the epiblast was shortly ..."
5. An Introduction to Neurology by Charles Judson Herrick (1922)
"CHAPTER XVI THE sympathetic nervous system BEFORE we can extend our analysis of
the conduction paths into the realm of the visceral activities of the body ..."
6. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1873)
"sympathetic nervous system. General arrangement of the sympathetic system—Peculiarities
in the intimate structure of the sympathetic ganglia and ..."
7. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The paired division of the oesophageal sympathetic nervous system varies greatly
in form in different insects. In the larva of Corydalus, ..."
8. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"CHAPTER XXI THE sympathetic nervous system THE sympathetic nervous system is an
aggregation of ganglia, nerves, and plexuses, through which the viscera, ..."
9. Principles of human physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1860)
"sympathetic nervous system. —That collection of scattered but mutually-connected
ganglia and nerves, of which this apparatus is made-up, may be ranged under ..."
10. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1881)
"sympathetic nervous system. The discovery that the spinal and cranial nerves
together with their ganglia were formed from the epiblast was shortly ..."
11. An Introduction to Neurology by Charles Judson Herrick (1922)
"CHAPTER XVI THE sympathetic nervous system BEFORE we can extend our analysis of
the conduction paths into the realm of the visceral activities of the body ..."
12. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1873)
"sympathetic nervous system. General arrangement of the sympathetic system—Peculiarities
in the intimate structure of the sympathetic ganglia and ..."
Other Resources:
