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The autonomous nervous system is a division of the nervous system that deals with involuntary actions. It is further divided into sympathetic nervous system, associated with fear or flight response; parasympathetic nervous system, associated with the digestion, urination, heart rate control, and defecation; and enteric nervous system, associated with regulation of the gastrointestinal tract.
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