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autonomic nervous system

autonomic nervous system The autonomic nervous system is the combined enteric, sympathetic, and parasympathetic nervous systems.

The autonomic nervous system is the combined enteric, sympathetic, and parasympathetic nervous systems. It helps regulate the body’s internal conditions during both calm states and physical or emotional stress, under the control of the central nervous system, especially the hypothalamus and solitary nucleus.