Autonomic nervous system

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Structure

Intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS)Thoracic Lumbar Cranial nerves Oculomotor nerve

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Function

Homeostasis Arousal Gastro-intestinal Skin Vasoconstriction

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Overview

Nervous system Internal organs Smooth muscle Glands Cardiac regulation

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History

Thomas Willis John Newport Langley

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FMA: 9905
Latin: autonomicum systema nervosum
MeSH: D001341
TA2: 6600
TA98: A14.3.00.001

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Overview

Nervous system
Internal organs Viscera
Smooth muscle
Glands Gland
Cardiac regulation Heart rate
Force of contraction Myocardial contractility
Digestion
Respiratory rate
Pupillary response Pupillary dilation
Urination Micturition
Sexual arousal Animal sexual behaviour
Fight-or-flight response
Reflex actions Reflex
Brainstem
Spinal cord
Organs Organ (anatomy)
Control of respiration
Vasomotor
Coughing
Sneezing
Swallowing
Vomiting
Peripheral nervous system
Hypothalamus
Brain stem
Regulatory
Limbic system
Motor system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system

Structure

Intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS) Intrinsic cardiac nervous system
Thoracic Thoracic vertebrae
Lumbar Lumbar vertebrae
Cranial nerves Cranial nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Facial nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Vagus nerve
Sacral Sacral vertebrae
Preganglionic neuron
First synapse Synapse
Postganglionic neuron
Innervating Innervation
Central nervous system
Lateral grey column
"GVE" (general visceral efferent) neurons General visceral efferent fibers
Preganglionic neurons
Postganglionic neurons
Paravertebral ganglia
Cervical ganglia
Thoracic ganglia
Lumbar ganglia
Sacral ganglia
Prevertebral ganglia
Chromaffin cells
Adrenal medulla
Splanchnic (visceral) nerves Splanchnic nerves
Sympathetic chain
Thoracic splanchnic nerves
Lumbar splanchnic nerves

Enteric nervous system

Function

History

Caffeine effects

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Nodes164

Edges163

Triples55

Avg. degree1.99

Density0.012195

Components1

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Autonomic nervous system

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related to Sensory neurons · 10

Autonomic nervous system → All, ANS, Blood, IX, IXth, Primary, The, These, They, VII

related to Function · 9

Autonomic nervous system → Another, But, For, Higher, However, In, Some, Sympathetic, The

related to External links · 6

Autonomic nervous system → Autonomic, Bill BlessingDivision, Ian Gibbins, Nervous System Archived, Scholarpedia, Wayback Machine

related to Structure · 5

Autonomic nervous system → L2-3, More, S2-S4, The, These

related to Motor neurons · 4

Autonomic nervous system → Motor, Preganglionic, The, Those

related to Intrinsic cardiac nervous system · 3

Autonomic nervous system → ICNS, It, The Intrinsic

FMA · 1

Autonomic nervous system → 9905

Latin · 1

Autonomic nervous system → autonomicum systema nervosum

MeSH · 1

Autonomic nervous system → D001341

TA2 · 1

Autonomic nervous system → 6600

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Important terminology

system nervous parasympathetic sympathetic autonomic neurons functions caffeine response activity nerves also ans ganglia organs heart spinal visceral division enteric

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Autonomic nervous system	FMA	9905	1.00	infobox
Autonomic nervous system	Latin	autonomicum systema nervosum	1.00	infobox
Autonomic nervous system	MeSH	D001341	1.00	infobox
Autonomic nervous system	TA2	6600	1.00	infobox
Autonomic nervous system	TA98	A14.3.00.001	1.00	infobox
Autonomic nervous system	is a	control system that acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions	0.90	text
coughing	instance of	and certain reflex actions	0.80	text
sneezing	instance of	and certain reflex actions	0.80	text
swallowing	instance of	and certain reflex actions	0.80	text
vomiting	instance of	and certain reflex actions	0.80	text
nitric oxide as a neurotransmitter	instance of	non-cholinergic transmitters because they use other transmitters	0.80	text
ATP	instance of	along with other cotransmitters	0.80	text

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