Problem 1: Describe the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system.
Problem 2: What are the effectors of the ANS? How do they respond to sympathetic or parasympathetic stimulation?
Problem 3: What are adrenergic receptors? Which part of the autonomic nervous system activates adrenergic receptors? Which neurotransmitter activates adrenergic receptors?
Problem 4: Describe the organization of the neurons in the autonomic nervous system.
Problem 5: Where do we find β1 receptors and what effect does activating β1 receptors have on the body? Where do we find β2 receptors and what effect does activating β2 receptors have on the body? Where do we find α1 receptors and what do they do?
Problem 6: What are cholinergic receptors? Which part of the autonomic nervous system activates cholinergic receptors? Which neurotransmitter activates cholinergic receptors?
Problem 7: What sensory receptor cells are found in the aortic arch and the carotid artery? What do the baroreceptors sense and how? What do the chemoreceptors sense and how?
Problem 8: What are the two main types of cholinergic receptors? What neurotransmitter binds to cholinergic receptors? Where will you find N1 receptors? N2 receptors? M1 and M2 receptors? Which type of cholinergic receptor is found at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and at the sympathetic ganglia?