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The autonomic or involuntary nervous system consists of sensory and motor neurons that run between the central nervous system (e.g., hypothalamus and medulla oblongata) and various internal organs such as the heart, lungs, gut, and glands, as well as peripheral tissues such as the blood vessels. The two main subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system are the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic nervous system consists of preganglionic motor neurons that arise in the spinal cord and communicate with postganglionic neurons in sympathetic ganglia. The ganglia are primarily organized as two chains that run parallel to, and on either side of, the spinal cord.
Sympathetically Maintained Pain in CRPS II, Human Experimentation
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(2007). Sympathetic Ganglia. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_4324
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