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    autonomic nervous system (ANS), sometimes called the visceral nervous system and formerly the vegetative nervous system, is a division of the nervous...
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    Dysautonomia, autonomic failure, or autonomic dysfunction is a condition in which the autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not work properly. This may affect...
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    parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS or PANS, as in parasympathetic autonomic nervous system, for analogy with the acronym SANS used for the sympathetic nervous system)...
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    The sympathetic nervous system (SNS or SANS, sympathetic autonomic nervous system, to differentiate it from the somatic nervous system) is one of the three...
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    Autonomic neuropathy (AN or AAN) is a form of polyneuropathy that affects the non-voluntary, non-sensory nervous system (i.e., the autonomic nervous system)...
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    physiological effects from autonomic activity are pupil constriction and dilation, and salivation of saliva. The autonomic nervous system is always activated...
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    An autonomic ganglion is a cluster of nerve cell bodies (a ganglion) in the autonomic nervous system. The two types are the sympathetic ganglion and the...
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    part complementary to the somatic nervous system is the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The somatic nervous system consists of nerves carrying afferent...
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    The enteric nervous system (ENS) or intrinsic nervous system is one of the three main divisions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), the others being...
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    and autonomic, nervous systems. The autonomic nervous system is further subdivided into the sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric nervous systems. The...
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    signs of autonomic failure. Pure autonomic failure originates from peripheral autonomic nervous system lesions. The diagnosis of pure autonomic failure...
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    voluntary movement; the autonomic nervous system, comprising the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system and regulating involuntary...
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  • up autonomic or autonòmic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Autonomic can refer to: Autonomic nervous system, a division of the peripheral nervous system...
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    cerebellum. Many people affected by MSA experience dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which commonly manifests as orthostatic hypotension, impotence...
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    Classification of peripheral nerves (category Peripheral nervous system)
    peripheral nervous system (PNS) groups the nerves into two main groups, the somatic and the autonomic nervous systems. Together, these two systems provide...
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    dysfunction, abnormalities of gastric electrical rhythm, and autonomic nervous system/central nervous system dysregulation. Risk factors for developing functional...
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  • autonomic and somatic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system can be divided into the parasympathetic, sympathetic, and enteric nervous system....
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    parasympathetic nervous system. The traditional view of the autonomic nervous system presents a two-part system: the sympathetic nervous system, which is more...
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    Fight-or-flight response (category Sympathetic nervous system)
    the sympathetic nervous system. It is known as the calming portion of the autonomic nervous system. While the sympathetic nervous system is activated, the...
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    neurotransmitter in the autonomic nervous system, both as an internal transmitter for both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system, and as the final...
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  • providing the foundation for autonomic systems. It is inspired by the autonomic nervous system of the human body. This nervous system controls important bodily...
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  • sinus node influenced by the autonomic nervous system. Smooth muscle contraction is regulated by the autonomic nervous system, hormones, and local chemical...
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    In the autonomic nervous system, nerve fibers from the ganglion to the effector organ are called postganglionic nerve fibers. The neurotransmitters of...
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    In the autonomic nervous system, nerve fibers from the central nervous system to the ganglion are known as preganglionic nerve fibers. All preganglionic...
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    neurons. Autonomic ganglia contain the cell bodies of autonomic nerves. In the autonomic nervous system, fibers from the central nervous system to the ganglia...
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    muscle within the tunica media is innervated by the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) controls essential involuntary body functions...
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    rate), caused by disruption of autonomic nervous system pathways. It can occur after damage to the central nervous system, such as spinal cord injury and...
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    needed] Autonomic neuropathy is a form of polyneuropathy that affects the non-voluntary, non-sensory nervous system (i.e., the autonomic nervous system), affecting...
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    serotonin. Changes in the gut biome alter serotonin levels, leading to autonomic nervous system hyperstimulation. Fibromyalgia has also been linked with obesity...
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    antipsychotics (neuroleptics); marked dysautonomia (autonomic dysfunction) in which the autonomic nervous system does not work properly; hallucinations in senses...
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