autonomic nervous system

autonomic nervous system

English

Autonomic nervous system

Noun

autonomic nervous system (plural autonomic nervous systems)

1. (neuroanatomy) In humans and other vertebrates, the part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary activity of the heart, intestines and glands. These activities include digestion, respiration, perspiration, metabolism, and the modulation of blood pressure.

Synonyms

• vegetative nervous system (less common)
• visceral nervous system (less common)

Meronyms

• parasympathetic nervous system
• sympathetic nervous system

Holonyms

• peripheral nervous system

Translations

autonomic nervous system

Chinese: Mandarin: 自主神經系統／自主神经系统 (zìzhǔ shénjīng xìtǒng) Czech: vegetativní nervová soustava f Esperanto: aŭtonoma nerva sistemo Finnish: autonominen hermosto (fi) Greek: αυτόνομο νευρικό σύστημα (el) n (aftónomo nevrikó sýstima) Hungarian: autonóm idegrendszer (hu) Italian: sistema nervoso autonomo (it) m Japanese: 自律神経系 (じりつしんけいけい, jiritsu shinkeikei) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: demarekoendama xweyî f Polish: autonomiczny układ nerwowy m, wegetatywny układ nerwowy m, wegetatywny układ nerwowy m Romanian: sistem nervos vegetativ (ro) n, sistem nervos autonom n Spanish: sistema nervioso autónomo m Swedish: autonoma nervsystemet (sv)

See also

• somatic nervous system
• central nervous system