Vegetative nervous system
Term
It is an autonomous part of the peripheral nervous system, composed of neurons that innervate internal organs, smooth muscles, the heart, blood vessels, and also regulate gland secretion. This is the involuntary nervous system.
Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė