Chapter 16, Problem 1TYR

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

The autonomic nervous system described as a motor nervous system that regulates glands, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Autonomous nervous system implies "self-governed," as it is almost completely independent of our will. The function is to control basic states and life processes such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory ventilation, papillary size, digestion, energy metabolism, defecation, and urination.