GENERAL ANATOMY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Somatic Reflex
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Autonomic Reflex
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Detailed explanation-1: -The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the component of the peripheral nervous system that controls cardiac muscle contraction, visceral activities, and glandular functions of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
Detailed explanation-3: -The autonomic nervous system is a component of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal. It contains three anatomically distinct divisions: sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric.
Detailed explanation-4: -The autonomic nervous system controls the activities of the inner organs (heart, glands, smooth muscles). It is involuntary.