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No. The autonomic nervous system is responsible for controlling the muscle activity of your stomach.
The autonomic nervous system is responsible for the control of the functions of the internal organs and it has two divisions. These are the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
The autonomic nervous system is part of the Peripheral Nervous System, or PNS. The autonomic nervous system is responsible for involuntary movements, the smooth and cardiac muscles. Sympathetic (fight or flight) and Parasympathetic (rest and digest) are branches of the ANS.
You are probably referring to "involuntary body functions" - and the answer would be the autonomic nervous system. This system could be further divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
Hypothalamus is supposed to be the highest center in of autonomic nervous system in your body. Autonomic nervous system is supposed to be responsible for all the automatic functions going on in your body.
The nervous and endocrine systems are the two systems responsible for controlling behavior.
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The sympathetic nervous system
intrinsic eye muscles are controlled by the autonomic nervous system
The two integral parts of the autonomic nervous system are the sympathetic nervous system responsible for, "rest and digest" and the parasympathetic nervous system that is responsible for, "fight or flight".
The parasympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system returns the body to a resting state. It is also known as the "Rest and Digest" system.