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Diagram of the autonomic nervous system showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. The left side illustrates sympathetic nerves branching from the spinal cord to organs and glands, while the right side shows parasympathetic nerves connecting to organs such as the eye, heart, lungs, liver, stomach, intestines, and bladder. Color-coded pathways and labeled ganglia highlight the different nerve routes and target organs in human anatomy. Diagram showing the organization of the autonomic nervous system, with labeled pathways for parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves, highlighting synapses, neurotransmitters like acetylcholine and norepinephrine, and their receptor types.
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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Autonomic Nervous System. Oct 14, 2026
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - Divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System. May 11, 2026
Add new Web site: The University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Anatomy and Physiology - Autonomic Nervous System. Feb 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Pressbooks University – Demo Network - Boundless Anatomy and Physiology - Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Neuroscience - The autonomic nervous system: A potential link to the efficacy of acupuncture. Mar 19, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Michigan - Michigan Medicine - The Autonomic Nervous System (And How to Control It). Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: WI Technical Colleges Open Press - Nursing Pharmacology - Autonomic Nervous System Basics. May 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Autonomic nervous system development and its impact on neuropsychiatric outcome. Apr 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Library - Neuroscience: Canadian 1st Edition - The Autonomic Nervous System. Jan 20, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Autonomic Nervous System: What to Know. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Autonomic Nervous System. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Autonomic nervous system. Aug 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Division and Functions. Jun 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Autonomic Nervous System. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System. Nov 18, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Autonomic Nervous System. Aug 31, 2022
Add new Web site: MSD manuals - Professional Version - Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System. Jan 11, 2019
Cross-references added. Mar 10, 2017
Media added. Nov 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Neuroscience for Kids - The Autonomic Nervous System. Jun 02, 2006
Article revised. May 19, 2005
Article revised. Jan 11, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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