I propose to substitute the word 'autonomic' The word implies a certain degree of independent action, but exercised under control of a higher power. The 'autonomic' nervous system means the nervous system of the glands and of the involuntary muscle; it governs the 'organic' functions of the body.


'On the Union of Cranial Autonomic (Visceral) Fibres with the Nerve Cells of the Superior Cervical Ganglion', The Journal of Physiology, 1898–99

John Newport Langley Quotes

I propose to substitute the word 'autonomic' The word implies a certain degree of independent action, but exercised under control of a higher power....

I propose to substitute the word 'autonomic' The word implies a certain degree of independent action, but exercised under control of a higher power....

I propose to substitute the word 'autonomic' The word implies a certain degree of independent action, but exercised under control of a higher power....

I propose to substitute the word 'autonomic' The word implies a certain degree of independent action, but exercised under control of a higher power....