Difference between revisions of "Autonomic nervous system"
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The '''autonomic nervous system''' is the system of [[nerve]]s which carries instructions from the [[central nervous system]] to the body's [[organ]]s<ref>Martin, JH (2003). Neuroanatomy text and atlas 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill</ref><ref>Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6</ref>. | The '''autonomic nervous system''' is the system of [[nerve]]s which carries instructions from the [[central nervous system]] to the body's [[organ]]s<ref>Martin, JH (2003). Neuroanatomy text and atlas 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill</ref><ref>Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6</ref>. | ||
| − | The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.<ref>Abnormal Psychology, Rosenhan & Seligman, 1984</ref> | + | The autonomic nervous system is divided into the [[sympathetic]] and [[parasympathetic]] nervous systems.<ref>Abnormal Psychology, Rosenhan & Seligman, 1984</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:40, April 17, 2008
The autonomic nervous system is the system of nerves which carries instructions from the central nervous system to the body's organs[1][2].
The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.[3]