<P> The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system . The sympathetic division emerges from the spinal cord in the thoracic and lumbar areas , terminating around L2 - 3 . The parasympathetic division has craniosacral `` outflow '' , meaning that the neurons begin at the cranial nerves ( specifically the oculomotor nerve , facial nerve , glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve ) and sacral ( S2 - S4 ) spinal cord . </P>
<P> The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system . The sympathetic division emerges from the spinal cord in the thoracic and lumbar areas , terminating around L2 - 3 . The parasympathetic division has craniosacral `` outflow '' , meaning that the neurons begin at the cranial nerves ( specifically the oculomotor nerve , facial nerve , glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve ) and sacral ( S2 - S4 ) spinal cord . </P>
where does the autonomic nervous system connect to the central nervous system
where does the autonomic nervous system connect to the central nervous system
spinal cord in the thoracic and lumbar areas , terminating around L2 - 3
spinal cord in the thoracic and lumbar areas , terminating around L2 - 3