Properties of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Divisions

Question 1

what are the primary postsynaptic receptors for the sympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 1

nicotinic

Question 2

what are primary postsynaptic receptors for the sympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 2

adrenergic

Question 3

what are the primary postsynaptic receptors for the parasympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 3

nicotinic

Question 4

what are the primary postsynaptic receptors for the parasympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 4

muscurinic

Question 5

what is the primary neurotransmitter for the sympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 5

acetylcholine

Question 6

what is the primary neurotransmitter for the sympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 6

norepinephrine

Question 7

what is the primary neurotransmitter for the parasympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 7

acetylcholine

Question 8

what is the primary neurotransmitter for the parasympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 8

acetylcholine

Question 9

myelination for the sympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

myelination for the sympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 10

no

Question 11

myelination for the parasympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

myelination for the parasympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 12

no

Question 13

what is the location of neuron cell bodies for sympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 13

interomediolateral cell column in the spinal cord (T1-L3)

Question 14

what is the location of neuron cell bodies for sympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 14

prevertebral and paravertebral ganglia

Question 15

what is the location of neuron cell bodies for the parasympathetic preganglionic?

Answer 15

brain stem and sacral spinal cord (S2-S4)

Question 16

what is the location of neuron cell bodies for the parasympathetic postganglionic?

Answer 16

terminal ganglia in or near target organ