Parasympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Definition
The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system. Parasympathetic nerves emerge cranially as pre ganglionic fibers from oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus and from the sacral region of the spinal cord. Most neurons are cholinergic and responses are mediated by muscarinic receptors. The parasympathetic system innervates, for example: salivary glands, thoracic and abdominal viscera, bladder and genitalia[GO].
Also known as parasympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system, pars parasympathica divisionis autonomici systematis nervosi, PNS - parasympathetic — per UBERON
The Parasympathetic nervous system is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
- MESH D010275 per UBERON
- NCIT C12764 per UBERON
- SCTID 362496006 per UBERON
- UMLS C0030510 per UBERON
- UMLS C1305770 per UBERON
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benign carotid body paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Carotid body paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Jugulotympanic paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Malignant carotid body paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Malignant jugulotympanic paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Neoplasm of aortic body | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Parasympathetic paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Tympanic paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |