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Parasympathetic (Craniosacral) Division

Nerve innervation of the autonomic nervous system

Nerve innervation of the autonomic nervous system

The parasympathetic nervous system, shown in blue, is a division of the autonomic nervous system. 

This is a diagram that shows the nerve innervation of the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic fibers are shown as red lines in their places on the spinal cord. The parasympathetic nervous system, a division of the autonomic nervous system, is shown as blue lines that connect a particular organ to the spinal cord.

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