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You've been to the “all-you-can-eat” buffet and have consumed large amounts of food. After returning home, you recline on the couch to watch television. Which division of the nervous system will be handling your body's after-dinner activities? List several organs involved, the major nerve supply to each organ, and the effects of the nervous system on their functions.

You've been to the “all-you-can-eat” buffet and have consumed large amounts of food. After returning home, you recline on the couch to watch television. Which division of the nervous system will be handling your body's after-dinner activities? List several organs involved, the major nerve supply to each organ, and the effects of the nervous system on their functions.

You've been to the “all-you-can-eat” buffet and have consumed large amounts of food. After returning home, you recline on the couch to watch television. Which division of the nervous system will be handling your body's after-dinner activities? List several organs involved, the major nerve supply to each organ, and the effects of the nervous system on their functions.

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Enteric nervous system is the only system that controlls the digestion,appetite and energy production. It is also called as Intrinsic nervous system and the main division of autonomic nervous system.

Enteric nervous system contain approximately 500 million and contain mainly two types of nerves Extrinsic and Intrinsic.

Extrinsic nerves are ganglion type and control muscle contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and helps food to flow freely.ENS controls esophagus to anal parts.

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