Term Name:	parasympathetic nervous system
Synonyms:	parasympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system, pars parasympathica divisionis autonomici systematis nervosi, PNS - parasympathetic
Definition:	The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system. Parasympathetic nerves emerge cranially as pre ganglionic fibers from oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus and from the sacral region of the spinal cord. Most neurons are cholinergic and responses are mediated by muscarinic receptors. The parasympathetic system innervates, for example: salivary glands, thoracic and abdominal viscera, bladder and genitalia[GO].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0000011]