The nurse is teaching a class about the autonomic nervous system for critical care nurses. What statements, if made by the nurse during the class, are accurate? (Select all that apply.)
A) "Adrenergic receptors respond to norepinephrine."
B) "Adrenergic receptors are part of the sympathetic nervous system."
C) "Cholinergic receptors are part of the parasympathetic nervous system."
D) "Cholinergic receptors include alpha- and beta- receptors."
E) "Cholinergic and adrenergic receptors are part of the autonomic nervous system."
A, B, C, E
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The sympathetic nervous system contains the adrenergic receptors that respond to norepinephrine and include alpha- and beta-receptors. The parasympathetic nervous system contains the cholinergic receptors including the muscarinic and nicotinic receptors that respond to acetylcholine. Together the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, including cholinergic and adrenergic receptors, make up the autonomic nervous system. Option D is incorrect.
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