How Does the Brain Control the Autonomic Nervous System?
Learn how the forebrain, hypothalamus, brainstem, spinal cord, and visceral feedback coordinate sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric functions.
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What Is the Autonomic Nervous System? Functions and Divisions
Your heart keeps beating while you sleep. You keep breathing without thinking about it. Your stomach digests food, your pupils adjust to the light, and your blood pressure is constantly fine-tuned. All of this happens automatically because it is managed by the autonomic nervous system, or ANS. The autonomic nervous system is the division of…