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| peripheral nervous system |
| Also known as: vegetative nervous system |
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What is it? |
| n : a part of the
vertebrate (having a back bone) nervous system that innervates smooth and
cardiac muscle and glandular tissues and governs involuntary actions (as
secretion, vasoconstriction, or peristalsis) and that consists of the
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
and the PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM — called also vegetative
nervous system ; compare CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, 1995 Edition. For detailed information about the spine and nervous system go here |
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