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autonomic nervous system
Used for:
autonomic neuropathy
See for:
ANS
Synonym for:
involuntary nervous system
Broader Terms:
nervous system
Narrower Terms:
autonomic ganglion
Narrower Terms:
enteric nervous system
Narrower Terms:
heart innervation
Narrower Terms:
myenteric plexus
Narrower Terms:
parasympathetic nervous system
Narrower Terms:
postganglionic fiber
Narrower Terms:
preganglionic fiber
Narrower Terms:
sympathetic nervous system
Scope Note:
those neurons which regulate the contraction of smooth and cardiac muscle and the secretion of glands, by way of the general visceral efferent component of cranial and spinal nerves; contains two divisions, parasympathetic and sympathetic which provide double innervation to most organs by way of a two-neuron chain, the first neuron has its cell of origin in the brain or spinal cord and the second in an autonomic ganglion.
Term Number:
2049-9000
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