Preferred Label : parasympathetic nervous system;
Uberon definition : The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic
nervous system. Parasympathetic nerves emerge cranially as pre ganglionic fibers from
oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus and from the sacral region of the spinal
cord. Most neurons are cholinergic and responses are mediated by muscarinic receptors.
The parasympathetic system innervates, for example: salivary glands, thoracic and
abdominal viscera, bladder and genitalia[GO].;
Uberon synonym : parasympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system; PNS - parasympathetic;
Uberon Homology note : In mammals, the autonomic nervous system is divided into two contrasting, antagonistic
systems of control over visceral activity: the sympathetic system and the parasympathetic
system (reference 1); In general, the teleosts may be considered phylogenetically
the first class of vertebrates in which the heart is regulated by both sympathetic
and parasympathetic neural pathways (reference 2).[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0000011;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- contributes to morphology of
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The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic
nervous system. Parasympathetic nerves emerge cranially as pre ganglionic fibers from
oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus and from the sacral region of the spinal
cord. Most neurons are cholinergic and responses are mediated by muscarinic receptors.
The parasympathetic system innervates, for example: salivary glands, thoracic and
abdominal viscera, bladder and genitalia[GO].
