Autonomic Nervous System

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ANS
Pronunciation
/ˌɔtəˈnɑmɪk ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Stimulation of the autonomic nervous system can occur owing to hypoxia or hypercarbia from depressed ventilation.
  2. The National Dysautonomia Research Foundation provides information about this dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
  3. The autonomic nervous system is also called the visceral, vegetative, or involuntary nervous system.
  4. Metabolism is a measurement of the Autonomic Nervous System(ANS).
  5. My autonomic nervous system is launching stress hormones.

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