GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The autonomic nervous system is a branch of your ____ nervous system.
A
central
B
peripheral
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Parasympathetic nervous system: This part of your autonomic nervous system does the opposite of your sympathetic nervous system. This system is responsible for the “rest-and-digest” body processes. Enteric nervous system: This part of your autonomic nervous system manages how your body digests food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your somatic nervous system involves things you can consciously sense and do. Your autonomic nervous system works without you thinking about it, running the behind-the-scenes processes that keep you alive. Both are subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system, a subsystem of your overall nervous system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The somatic nervous system is a component of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of the body movements via the use of skeletal muscles.

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