Review of PANS
In summation, the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is activated in times of relaxation. Focus is placed no longer on survival but instead on daily maintenance and recovery. To remember this think about the parasympathetic pig (see diagram). Our bodies must once again be stimulated through complex cross system interactions but in a much more controlled manner. A single preganglionic parasympathetic neuron may have as few as 2-5 targets. The somas of the preganglionic neurons are located in nuclei of the brain stem and the lateral horn of the sacral region of the spinal cord. These preganglionic neurons enter the parasympathetic terminal ganglion. This division utilizes only the neurotransmitter, ACh, at both the ganglion and the effector terming the overall response cholinergic.
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The parasympathetic pig is relaxed, his:
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