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Page 4: Parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves innervate the GI tract. â¢ Both parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous. system control digestion by contacting the enteric nervous system in the. wall of the digestive tract. â¢ The parasympathetic division typically stimulates digestion while the. sympathetic division typically inhibits it.
The GI tract is composed of the alimentary canal, that runs from the mouth to the anus, as well as the associated glands, chemicals, hormones, and enzymes that assist in digestion.The major processes that occur in the GI tract are: motility, secretion, regulation, digestion and circulation.