Chapter 16.3, Problem 20AYP

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The enteric nervous system and its location.

Introduction:

The Autonomic Nervous System is composed ofthe sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric nervous system. There is a difference in the structure and location of the preganglionic cell bodies and autonomic ganglia of parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions, whereas ENS is a compact structure of neuron cell bodies and axons that lie within the lining of the digestive tract. The ENS network is control and coordinated by sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons due to this; it is considered as part of ANS.