GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

PERIPHERAL NERVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What part of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary functions such as heart rate and smooth muscle?
A
peripheral nervous system
B
central nervous system
C
Choroid Plexus
D
Autonomic Nervous System
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The autonomic nervous system, also called the visceral efferent nervous system, supplies motor impulses to cardiac muscle, to smooth muscle, and to glandular epithelium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your autonomic nervous system is a network of nerves throughout your body that control unconscious processes. These are things that happen without you thinking about them, such as breathing and your heart beating.

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