Preferred Label : autonomic nervous system;
Uberon definition : The autonomic nervous system is composed of neurons that are not under conscious control,
and is comprised of two antagonistic components, the sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems. The autonomic nervous system regulates key functions including the
activity of the cardiac (heart) muscle, smooth muscles (e.g. of the gut), and glands[GO].;
Uberon synonym : peripheral autonomic nervous system; autonomic division of peripheral nervous system; autonomic part of peripheral nervous system; divisio autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici; visceral nervous system; pars autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici;
Uberon related term : ANS;
Uberon Homology note : From comparative analyses of craniate brains, a morphotype of the brain in the earliest
craniate stock can be constructed. In marked contrast to cephalochordates, the ancestral
craniate morphotype had a plethora of unique features, which included a telencephalon
with pallial and subpallial parts, paired olfactory bulbs with substantial projections
to most or all of the telencephalic pallium, paired lateral eyes and ears, a lateral
line system for both electroreception and mechanoreception, spinal cord dorsal root
ganglia, and an autonomic nervous system.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002410;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- contributes to morphology of
- has part
- part of
The autonomic nervous system is composed of neurons that are not under conscious control,
and is comprised of two antagonistic components, the sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems. The autonomic nervous system regulates key functions including the
activity of the cardiac (heart) muscle, smooth muscles (e.g. of the gut), and glands[GO].
