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What NT is released by Motor Nuerons?

A

acetylcholine

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What NT reinforces sympathetic action? Where is it released?

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epinephrine from adrenal medulla

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What NT is released by pre-ganglionic Parasympathetic fibers?

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acetylcholine

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What NT is released by Post-ganglionic Parasympathetic fibers?

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acetylcholine

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What NT is released by Pre-ganglionic Sympathetic fibers?

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acetylcholine

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What NT is released by Post-ganglionic Sympathetic Fibers?

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Mostly norepinephrine

Exception: acetylcholine is released by Sympathetic cholinergic fibers going to sweat glands

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What is the rate limiting step for the synthesis of norepinephrine and dopamine?

A

tyrosine hydroxylase

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What drugs is tyrosine the precursor of?

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dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine

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What is the role of vesicular monamine transporter 2? (VMAT2)

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VMAT2 transports dopamine into vesicles where it is converted to norepinephrine

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What transports dopamine into vesicles in the nerve terminal?

What blocks this?

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Transporter: vesicular monamine transporter 2 (VMAT2)

reserpine blocks this

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Where is norepinephrine synthesized?

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In vesicles in the nerve terminal varicosities

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How is norepinephrine taken back into the nerve terminal?

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reuptake into nerve terminal by norepinephrine transporter (NET or uptake 1)

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What drug blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine?

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cocaine

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What is cocaine’s mechanism?

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blocks ruptake of norepinephrine in the synaptic cleft

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How is epinephrine removed from the synaptic cleft? (3 ways)

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1) norepinephrine transporter (NET - 87%)
2) diffusion (8%)
3) extraneuronal transporter (ENT - 5%)

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What does extraneuronal transporter (ENT) do?

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It uptakes norepinephrine into the post-synaptic cell

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What enzymes are primarily responsible for the degradation of norepinephrine and epinephrine? (2)

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Monamine oxidase (MAO) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)

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What does Monamine oxidase (MAO) do?

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MAO oxidatively deaminates catecholamines

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Where is monamine oxidase found in the cell?

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Outer surface of mitochondria

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Which cells is monamine oxidase found in? (3)

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adrenergic nerve terminals

highest amounts in liver and kidney

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How many and what are the isoforms of MAO?

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MAO-A, MAO-B

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What does catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) do?

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transfers a methyl group to the 3-hydroxy position of the phenyl ring

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Where in the cell is catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) found?

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cytosol

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Which cell types is COMT found in?

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widely distributed with high levels in liver and kidney

not found in adrenergic neurons

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How is intraneuronal norepinephrine not taken into storage granules metabolized?

A

monamine oxidase (MAO)

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What is VMA?

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VMA is the final metabolite of norepinephrine after it is initially metabolized by MAO

Secreted in urin

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What is a biological marker in urine that reflects level of sympathetic drive (or catecholamine secreting tumors)?

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concentration of VMA in the urin

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What is the rate limiting step of acetylcholine synthesis?

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choline is taken into the nerve terminal via NA+ dependent carrier

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How is acetylcholine synthesized?

A

choline acetyl transferase synthesizes acetylcholine from acetyl-CoA and choline

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Where is acetylcholine synthesized?

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nerve terminals

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30
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How is acetylcholine released from the nerve terminal?

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acetylcholine is transported into a vesicle and exocytosed

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What inhibits acetylcholine release into the synaptic cleft?

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botulinum toxin

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32
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What is the mechanism of botulinum toxin?

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inhibits the release of acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft

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How is acetylcholine metabolized?

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acetylcholinesterase

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What is the major class of receptors for Acetylcholine?

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cholinergic receptors

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What is the major class of receptors for Norepinephrine?

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Adrenergic receptors

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36
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What are the types of cholinergic receptors?

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Nicotinic and Muscarinic

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37
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What are the types of Nicotinic receptors? (3)

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Ganglionic, Skeletal muscle, Neuronal CNS

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What are the types of Muscarinic receptors?

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M1, M3, M5,

M2, M4

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What type of receptor is the Nicotinic receptor?

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It’s a Ligand-gated ion channel

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What type of receptor is located aat the Neuromuscular junction?

A

Muscle Nicotinic receptor

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What type of receptor is located at the Autonomic ganglia?

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Peripheral Neuronal or ganlionic Nicotinic receptor

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What receptor is at the adrenal medulla?

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Peripheral neuronal or ganlionic Nicotinic receptor

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What is the response when a Muscle Nicotinic receptor is activated?

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end plate depolarization and skeletal muscle contraction

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What is the response to an activated ganglionic nicotinic receptor?

At ganglia?
At adrenal?

A

at ganglia: depolarization and firing of post ganglionic neuron

adrenal: depolarization of chromaffin cells and secretion of catecholamines

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What type of receptor are Muscarinic receptors?

A

G-protein couple receptors

46
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What type of G protein is associated with an M2 Muscarinic receptor?

47
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What type of G protein is associated with an M3 Muscarinic receptor?

48
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Where are M2 Muscarinic receptors located? (3)

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Heart, nerves and smooth muscle

49
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Where are M3 Muscarinic receptors located? (3)

A

glands, smooth muscle, endothelium

50
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What is the response of an activated M2 muscarinic receptor?

A

decrease electrical conduction and therefore decreases in muscle contraction

51
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What is the response of an activated M3 muscarinic receptor?

glands?
smooth muscle?

A

Increase secretion in glands

increase muscle contraction

52
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What are the types of Adrenergic receptors?

A

alpha and beta

53
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What are the types of alpha adrenergic receptors?

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alpha1 and alpha2

54
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What are the types of beta adrenergic receptors?

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beta1, beta2, beta3

55
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What type of G protein does the alpha1 adrenergic receptor activate?

56
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What type of G protein is associated with the alpha2 adrenergic receptor?

57
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What type of G protein is associated with the beta1 adrenergic receptor?

58
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What type of G protein is associated with the beta2 adrenergic receptor?

59
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What is the general location of the alpha1 adrenergic receptor? (2)

What is their response?

A

1) Vascular and other smooth muscles: contraction

2) Glands: secretion

60
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What is the general location of the alpha2 adrenergic receptor? (3)

What is their response?

A

1) Nerve Terminals: Decrease NE release
2) Glands: decreased secretion
3) Vascular smooth muscle: contraction

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What is the general location of the beta1 adrenergic receptor? (2)

What is their response?

A

1) cardiac muscle: Increased force and rate of contraction

2) glands: increased secretion

62
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What is the general location of the beta2 adrenergic receptor? (3)

What is their response?

A

1) Vascular and other smooth muscle: Relaxation
2) skeletal muscle: glycogenolysis
3) liver: glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis

64
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Effector organ: SA node of the heart

Effect: Increase heart rate

Receptor?

65
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Effector organ: Atria of the heart

Effect: Increase contractility and conduction velocity

Receptor?

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Effector organ: AV node His-Perkinje system

Effect: Increase in automaticity and conduction velocity

Receptor?

67
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Effector organ: Ventricles of heart

Effect: Increase in contractility and conduction velocity

Receptor?

68
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Effector organ: Arterioles

Effect: Constriction

Receptor?

69
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Effector organ: blood vessels of skeletal muscle

Effect: Constriction

Receptor?

70
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Effector organ: Blood vessels of Skeletal muscles

Effect: dilation

Receptor?

71
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Effector organ: Veins

Effect: Vasoconstriction

Receptor?

72
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Effector organ: Bronchial smooth muscle

Effect: Relaxation

Receptor?

73
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Effector organ: Uterus

Effect: Relaxation

Receptor?

74
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Effector organ: Uterus

Effect: contraction during pregnancy

Receptor?

75
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Effector organ: GI tract - Motility and tone

Effect: Decrease

Receptor?

A

a2, B1, B2

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Effector organ: GI tract - sphincters

Effect: Contraction

Receptor?

77
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Effector organ: GI tract - Secretions

Effect: Inhibition

Receptor?

78
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Effector organ: Eye - Radial muscle of iris

Effect: Contract (mydriasis)

Receptor?

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Effector organ: Eye - Ciliary muscle

Effect: No effect/slight relaxation

Receptor?

80
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Effector organ: Eye - Lacrimal glands

Effect: Secretions

Receptor?

81
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Effector organ: Eye - Aqueous humor

Effect: Secretion

Receptor?

82
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Effector organ: Kidney

Effect: Renin secretion

Receptor?

83
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Effector organ: Urinary bladder - Detrusor

Effect: Relaxation

Receptor?

84
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Effector organ: Urinary bladder - Trigone and sphincter

Effect: Contraction

Receptor?

85
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Effector organ: Sex organs: male

Effect: vas deferens contraction (ejaculation)

Receptor?

85
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Effector organ: Fat cells

Effect: Lipolysis

Receptor?

A

B1, B2, B3

86
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Effector organ: Pancreas

Effect: Decrease insulin secretion

Receptor?

87
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Effector organ: Liver

Effect: Increase glycogenolysis and gluconeogensis

Receptor?

88
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Effector organ: Skeletal muscle

Effect: Glycogenolysis

Receptor?

89
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Effector organ: Salivary glands

Effect: Increase secretion

Receptor?

90
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Effector organ: Sweat glands

Effect: General secretion

Receptor?

92
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Effector organ: Sweat glands

Effect: Localized secretion

Receptor?

93
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Effector organ: SA node of heart

Effect: Decrease heart rate

Receptor?

94
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Effector organ: Atria of heart

Effect: Decrease contractility

Receptor?

95
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Effector organ: AV node His-Perkinje system of heart

Effect: Decrease conduction velocity; AV block

Receptor?

96
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Effector organ: Bronchial smooth muscle of lung

Effect: Contraction

Receptor?

97
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Effector organ: Bronchial glands of lung

Effect: Stimulation

Receptor?

98
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Effector organ: Gi tract - Motility and tone

Effect: Increase

Receptor?

99
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Effector organ: GI tract - Sphincters

Effect: Relaxation

Receptor?

100
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Effector organ: GI tract - Secretions

Effect: Stimulation

Receptor?

101
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Effector organ: Eye - Sphincter muscle of iris

Effect: Contract (miosis)

Receptor?

102
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Effector organ: Eye - Ciliary muscle

Effect: Contract (near vision)

Receptor?

103
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Effector organ: Eye - Lacrimal glands

Effect: Secretion

Receptor?

104
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Effector organ: Urinary bladder - detrusor

Effect: Contraction

Receptor?

105
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Effector organ: Urinary bladder - Trigone and sphincter

Effect: Relaxation

Receptor?

106
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Effector organ: Sex organs: male

Effect: Erection

Receptor?

107
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Effector organ: Pancreas

Effect: Increase secretion by acini

Receptor?

108
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Effector organ: Nasal

Effect: Secretion

Receptor?

109
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Effector organ: Salivary glands

Effect: Increase secretion

Receptor?

110
Q

What is the synthetic pathway starting from tyrosine and ending in epinephrine?

A

Tyrosine –> DOPA –> Dopamine –> norepinephrine –> epinephrine (last step in adrenal medulla)

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