Neurophysiology Flashcards
What are all types of cholinergic receptors of the ANS called?
Nicotinic
What is the one exception of the cholinergic receptor in the ANS that is muscarinic?
Postganglionic parasympathetic
What type of adrenergic receptor is in smooth muscle in blood vessels, gut, sphincters and skin that causes constriction?
Alpha 1
What type of adrenergic receptor is found in Islets of Langhans which decreases insulin secretion?
Alpha 2
What type of adrenergic receptor is found in cardiac muscle and increases rate and force?
Beta 1
What type of adrenergic receptor is found in smooth muscle in bronchi, coronary vessels and skeletal muscle and causes dilation?
Beta 2
What type of adrenergic receptor is found in brown fat and increases lipolysis?
Beta 3
What type of nerve ending is found in muscle and detect changes in length of the muscle?
Muscle spindles
What type of nerve ending is found in tendons and joints to detect load or tension?
Golgi Tendon organs
What type of nerve ending are found in deep subcutaneous tissue for joint position sense?
Ruffini endings
What type of nerve ending are found in deep subcutaneous tissue and joints for vibration?
Pascinian corpuscles
What type of nerve ending are found in the dermal papillae for 2pt touch?
Meissner’s corpuscles
What type of nerve ending is in the dermis and the cornea for fine touch?
Krause’s end-bulbs
What type of nerve ending are found in the epidermis for crude touch and pressure?
Merkel cells
What type of nerve ending are found in the skin and joints for pain and temperature?
Free nerve endings
