Editing Autonomic nervous system (section)

===Enteric nervous system===
{{Main|Enteric nervous system}}
The enteric nervous system is the intrinsic nervous system of the [[gastrointestinal system]]. It has been described as the "second brain of the human body".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/|title=Think Twice: How the Gut's "Second Brain" Influences Mood and Well-Being|last=Hadhazy|first=Adam|website=Scientific American|date=February 12, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231104047/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> Its functions include:
* Sensing chemical and mechanical changes in the gut
* Regulating secretions in the gut
* Controlling [[peristalsis]] and some other movements