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The '''Autonomic division''' or system is the [[efferent]] nerves leading to [[muscles]] or other [[viscera]].  
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The '''Autonomic division''' or '''Autonomic Nervous System''' (ANS) is a subdivision of the nervous system composed of [[efferent]] nerves leading to [[cardiac muscle|cardiac]] and [[smooth muscle]], [[glands]] and other [[viscera]]. It is further divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, which typically have opposing and sometimes complementary functions on a particular organ.  
    
==References==
 
==References==
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* Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6.
 
* Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6.
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[[Category:Biology]]
 
[[Category:Biology]]
 
[[Category:Neuroscience]]
 
[[Category:Neuroscience]]
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