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parasympathetic nervous system |
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| Synonyms |
pars parasympathica divisionis autonomici systematis nervosi PNS - parasympathetic parasympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system |
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| Definitions |
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]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000011 |
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TAO:0001575 SCTID:362496006 ZFA:0001575 MIAA:0000101 AAO:0010488 BTO:0001833 CALOHA:TS-2094 MAT:0000101 EFO:0000894 MESH:D010275 Wikipedia:Parasympathetic_nervous_system EHDAA2:0001402 UMLS:C0030510 EMAPA:17270 VHOG:0000755 NCIT:C12764 BIRNLEX:2517 UMLS:C1305770 EHDA:10096 EHDAA:4655 FMA:9907 GAID:708 MA:0000223 |
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| 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]. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Gray839.png |
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| external_definition |
Part of the autonomic nervous system which has opposing physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system. Examples include decreasing the heart rate or dilating the blood vessels.[AAO] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
pars parasympathica divisionis autonomici systematis nervosi PNS - parasympathetic parasympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system |
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uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
pars parasympathica divisionis autonomici systematis nervosi |
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| homology_notes |
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] |
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UBERON:0000011 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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parasympathetic nervous system |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000011 |
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parasympathetic nervous system |
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