This is a very important component of the nervous system in the body. It works in the background and is responsible for almost everything that goes in inside your body that you don't consciously control.
The ANS ( autonomic nervous system) consists of two components - the sympathetic system and the parasympathetic system. They both work together. In a subsequent post I will tell you how they actually work inside your body.
Here are the things the system "manages" inside your body.
Switches on the digestive system when eating
Controls flow of waste material
Regulates the pace of the heart
Regulates the dilation of the blood vessels and consequently the blood pressure
Adjusts resistance to airflow in and out of the lungs
Regulates body temperature
Varies the size of the pupil and lens' thickness
Controls male and female sex organs
This system is critical and unfortunately nobody (even in the medical profession) knows a whole lot about it. This is the unsung hero inside the body.
Bet you that you did not know about this, right?
