Sympathetic nerves

Nerves · Latin: Nervi sympathici

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SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM /SYMPATHETIC NERVES

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is one of two divisions of the autonomic nervous system, along with the parasympathetic nervous system.

The enteric nervous system is sometimes considered part of the autonomic nervous system, and sometimes considered an independent system.

The autonomic nervous system functions to regulate the body's unconscious actions.

The sympathetic nervous system's primary process is to stimulate the body's fight or flight response.

It is, however, constantly active at a basic level to maintain homeostasis.

The sympathetic nervous system is described as being antagonistic to the parasympathetic nervous system which stimulates the body to "feed and breed" and to (then) "rest-and-digest".

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