To discuss:
The examples of the influence of the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata, and spinal cord on the autonomic nervous system, and their involvement in autonomic effects.
Introduction:
The autonomic nervous system is an important neural integration, which controls the involuntary actions exerted by the organ system and its physiology. The autonomic nervous system is an integral part of the central nervous system, which consists of different constituents with it such as Cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata and spinal cord. All these systems have their own functions to perform the autonomic effects. They are well described below:
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