Receptors Flashcards
What transmitters act on Alpha 1 receptors?
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
What transmitters act on Alpha 2 receptors?
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
What transmitters act on Beta 1 receptors?
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
What transmitters act on Beta 2 receptors?
Epinephrine
What transmitters act on depamine receptors?
dopamine
Where are the Alpha 1 receptors located?
Eyes
blood vessels
male sex organs
prostate capsule
bladder
Where are the alpha 2 receptors located?
nerve terminals (always presynaptic)
Where are beta 1 receptors located?
heart and kidney
Where are beta 2 receptors located?
lung
uterus
arterioles of heart, lung, skeletal muscle
liver
Where are the dopamine receptors located?
kidney
What is the function of the Ocular A1?
dilate pupil
What is the function of a1 receptors in the blood vessels?
vasoconstriction
What function does the alpha 1 receptors have on male sex organs?
ejaculation
What function does Alpha 1 receptors have on the smooth muscle of the bladder?
contraction
What function dose alpha 2 have on the presynaptic nerve terminals?
regulates neurotransmitter release or prevents release when there is too much transmitter in the synaptic gap.