a system of nerves in the
body which regulates involuntary
action, as of the intestines, heart and glands.
Autonomic means "
self-
ruling" or "
independent."
a system of nerves in the
body which regulates involuntary
action, as of the intestines, heart and glands.
Autonomic means "
self-
ruling" or "
independent." And he tells us about our
autonomic nervous systems and our medulla oblongatas.
n. that part of the
nervous system specifically concerned with the involuntary, seemingly
automatic, activities of organs, blood vessels, glands and a variety of other tissues in the
body, The
nervous system is that
network of cells, tissues, and organs dealing with the
transmission of
nerve impulses, the activation of muscle
mechanisms and which regulate the
body's responses to internal and external
stimuli. The autonomic
nervous system further
breaks down into two
subsidiary systems that
work in
conjunction with one