The parasympathetic nervous system is part of the body's autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS deals with essential body functions automatically—all of the processes that happen without you even ...

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In biology, the nervous system is a highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body. The nervous ...