Having the power of self-government; autonomous.
(AW toe NOM ik): Involuntary; controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
not subject to voluntary control; The autonomic system refers to the portion of the nervous system concerned with the regulation of the activity of cardiac muscle , smooth muscle, and glands, usually restricted to the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
The part of the nervous system which controls the tissues, organs and systems without conscious thought. There are two divisions: the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. Generally, the sympathetic system speeds up most functions and the parasympathetic system slows them down to create a balance. None of the nerves in the autonomic system carries pain sensations.
The original meaning of the word referred to a system of neurons which were thought to be self-controlling, and independent of outside influences. Experimental research invalidated this idea. Instead, the "autonomic" nervous system regulates movements of the viscera in response to both external and internal stimuli. Therefore, like the somatic nervous system, peripheral autonomic nerves contain both sensory afferents and motor efferents to form reflexes of the spinal cord and brainstem. Like the reflexes of the somatic nervous system which are controlled by upper motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, autonomic reflexes are regulated by "upper motor neurons" located in the hypothalamus.
Nerves which function without conscious effort.
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1. Of, relating to, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system. 2. Acting or occurring involuntarily; automatic: an autonomic reflex.
Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system, which controls bodily functions that are not under conscious control (e.g., heartbeat, breathing, sweating); some partial seizures may cause only autonomic symptoms; changes in autonomic functions are common during many seizures.
the 'unconscious' nervous system which is separate from, but linked to that of the spinal cord. It controls the bladder and bowels, blood circulation and sweating.
adjective, Greek auto = self, and nomos = law, hence self-regulating.
Refers to functions over which we have no control, such as respiration, digestion, and circulation.
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Acting or occurring involuntarily, : relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system, : having an effect upon tissue supplied by the autonomic nervous system.
The part of the nervous system responsible for the control of automatic bodily functions.
Acting or occurring involuntarily; Self-regulating; Relating to or controlled by the Autonomic Nervous System.
Not under voluntary control
Autonomic means self-controlling; functionally independent; automatic. The autonomic nervous system consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous sytems and regulates automatic processes such as digestion, circulation, and respiration. Edgar Cayce never used this term in a reading although it began to be commonly used in medicine during the latter years that the readings were given.
Self-regulating ( Ch. 10).