AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTE
, Autonomic nervous system
• Autonomic nervous system is also called visceral or vegetative nervous
system because it controls the activity of different viscera like those of
intestines, bladder etc. This system was given name autonomic becaus
was thought that this system acts independent of CNS. This is not true
because it is controlled by various centers in brain stem, hypothalamus
parts of limbic system, some parts of cerebral cortex and spinal cord. Th
also called involuntary nervous system.
, Autonomic nervous system
• Autonomic nervous system is also called visceral or vegetative nervous
system because it controls the activity of different viscera like those of
intestines, bladder etc. This system was given name autonomic becaus
was thought that this system acts independent of CNS. This is not true
because it is controlled by various centers in brain stem, hypothalamus
parts of limbic system, some parts of cerebral cortex and spinal cord. Th
also called involuntary nervous system.
