Receptors

Question 1

Are pre-ganglionic sympathetic short or long?

Answer 1

Short

Question 2

What receptor type do tissues and organs have to receive sympathetics?

Answer 2

Adrenergic

Question 3

What organ in the body is a specialized post-ganglionic sympathetic?

Answer 3

Adrenal medulla

Question 4

What neurotransmitters does the adrenal medulla have?

Answer 4

20% norepinephrine and 80% epinephrine

Question 5

What percentage of spinal nerve contains sympathetic fibers?

Answer 5

8%

Question 6

What neurotransmitter does sympathetic spinal nerve release?

Answer 6

Acetylcholine

Question 7

What does sympathetic spinal nerve innervate?

Answer 7

BVs, sweat glands, piloerector

Question 8

What kind of receptors do blood vessels, sweat glands, and piloerectors have?

Answer 8

Cholinergic

Question 9

What do adrengeric receptors respond to?

Answer 9

Epinephrine and norepinephrine.

Question 10

What is the primary neurotransmitter that adrenergic receptors respond to?

Answer 10

Epinephrine

Question 11

What kind of receptor:
Responds to norepinephrine or epinephrine
Is located in the blood vessels?
And causes vasoconstriction?

Answer 11

Alpha adrengeric receptors

Question 12

What kind of receptor:
Respond to epinephrine
Is located in heart and adipose tissue
And causes an increase in heart rate, increases contractility, and lipolysis.

Answer 12

Beta 1 adrenergic receptor

Question 13

What kind of receptor:
Responds to epinephrine
Is located in bronchi, skeletal muscle, and liver
And causes bronchi dilation, blood vessels dilation, and glycogenolysis

Answer 13

Beta 2 adrengeric receptor

Question 14

Where in the body are there sympathetics but no parasympathetics?

Answer 14

Blood vessels