Q.What is meant by the visceral nervous system? How is it related to the autonomic nervous system?

[!TLDR] The visceral nervous system is another name for the part of the nervous system that controls the internal (visceral) organs — essentially the autonomic nervous system. [!ANSWER] Visceral nervous system = the autono …

The term visceral nervous system refers to the division of the nervous system that controls the body's internal organs (the viscera) — smooth muscle in blood vessels and hollow organs, cardiac muscle, and glands. This is essentially the same as the autonomic nervous system, the involuntary component of the peripheral nervous system, which itself has sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions and includes local networks embedded within organ walls (such as the gut). The two terms are used largely interchangeably, both describing the involuntary control system that keeps internal organ function running app …

Match 'visceral' (internal organs) to the system that controls internal organ …

Do not treat 'visceral nervous system' as a wholly separate fourth division — it is essentially a synonym/aspect of the autonomic nervous system, …