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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.  
    
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