Talk:Autonomic nervous system

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There is an inconsistence: While it is clear that sympathicus and parasympathicus have a part in the CNS, acknowledged also in this article, the ANS is said to be part of the peripheral nervous system in the first sentence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.92.9.58 (talk) 10:40, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, indeed, concerning the comment from 10:40, 25 March 2014. The figure accompanying the article shows clearly that the autonomic nervous system is part of CNS and PNS. While CNS and PNS is an anatomical classification, ANS is a functional classification. But as I see, this error has not been corrected for 6 years now. The following citation also makes ist clear, that the ANS is not confined to the PNS.

"The composition of the efferent pathway is the same for both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. It consists of two types of neurons:The first type is located in the brain stem[emphasis by me] or spinal cord and is referred to as preganglionic neurons. The second type is located in the ganglia, or in the body itself, and is referred to as postganglionic neurons." Svorc, Pavol 2018. Autonomic Nervous System, electronic resource, part 2 composition --Pololeiloa (talk) 21:01, 12 June 2020 (UTC) "Should the article with the other parts of the nervous system as a whole? The nervous system consists of the autonomic, the ... etc. I'm sorry I don't know what they are or I would have added it myself. The nervous system as a whole is described in different terms (with no mention of the autonomic) in the wiki for that" 82.43.195.70 (talk) 20:43, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

added a link to the enteric nervous system 17:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

"I agree with other people - this page needs to be taken down and completely rewritten. There are dozens of factual errors throughout this discussion - too many to be listed."

oh dear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.172.134.23 (talk) 14:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

"A third and less commonly considered part of the autonomic nervous system is the enteric nervous system, which controls the digestive organs, and is, for the most part, independent of CNS input." - the CNwhat? --GrimRC 86.4.53.107 17:11, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

The enteric nervous system is really a third division that's vagally mediated. It should have its own article Phdotcom 18:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

This page is totally useless. Can we remove the jargon? What the fuck is the splanchnic nerve? Also, is this an original article? Can someone translate this mess? If not, we should just delete it - it'd be easier to do it from scratch. Graft In reality, the article is a concise summary of the ANS. "Graft" is simply over his (presumed) head.

I agree, this is a concise summary for such a complex discussion. Rivera151 (talk) 23:50, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

With regard to the information contained on this page, I found it very helpful in some research I was doing on particular parts of the nervous system in the lower part of the body. I had not been impressed with Gray's Anatomy in the past, but the way the pictures were presented (in color), along with some of the information here was helpful. Do you think the enteric nervous system should contain a link where it can be talked about more in depth?

(Edit made 2004, contributor Eddie Zattara 22:28, 25 November 2005 (UTC))

A lot of work to be done here...

all of the anatomy and physiology-related articles need to be read and edited to reduce anthrocentrism. These systems are shared with the most ancient organisms and knowledge of their phylogenesis can contribute to the understanding of their function. SoCal 04:14, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I agree, there's much work examining the origins and evolution of structure of ANS. This page is entirely focused on a small section of the vertebrates. Jmwallach (talk) 20:56, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Hello. I added a link to an article by Dr. Gershon, Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. I felt it had useful information that helped strengthen the reference to the enteric nervous system made by the original author. Any thoughts?

(I made this edit in 2004, but didn't have an account then. Now I do.  Eddie Zattara 22:25, 25 November 2005 (UTC))

The article needs an introduction.


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Old discussion closed for archiving. --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:11, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Arguments, too teological?
It should be considered that the body, especially the ANS (consisting of Sym and PARA components) does not wish anything. It merely responds to the information it recieves. I believe that, although the content of the article contains the basics, it is riddled with teological sentiment. The article may be improved by removing repetition, clarification of tract origins and innervation patterns.

I'll can go along and try to clear up confusing remarks and attempt to clarify the logic in some places. The bulk of the article is anatomically orientated, I'm no anatomist, i'll concentrate more on the physiology.

Old discussion closed for archiving. --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:11, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

New Intro and anatomy.
Encouraged by the discussion and agreeing with most people here that the article was not very useful in its present state, I ventured to rewrite entirely the Introduction and Anatomy. Apologies for this massive intervention. October 22-23rd 2006

November 4th 2006: I changed slightly the structure of the "Function" section (which would really need to be entirely rewritten) and the Overview of Actions that I renamed "Neurotransmitters and Pharmacology". NB: my modifications of this page are attributed mainly to "84.37.64.199, "JayFBee", but also today (I guess I forgot to "sign in"?) "84.37.39.194", and a few more. Being new, I welcome a brief explanation on how not to constantly change identity...(I work on several computers).

Old discussion closed for archiving. --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:11, 18 July 2020 (UTC)