Neurone and Synapse

Front

What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane?

Back

Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites

Front

The blue nerve in the image represents a

Back

motor neurone

Front

W

Back

Dendrite

Front

What is Y?

Back

Synaptic knob

Front

What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?

Back

Neurotransmitters

Front

What is a nerve impulse?

Back

An electric signal that passes through neurons.

Front

Do sensory neurones carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands?

Back

False

Front

Which structure speeds up the transmission of electrical impulses along the axon?

Back

Myelin sheath

Front

What is the purpose of synapses?

Back

To ensure nerve impulses travel in one direction

Front

What is the region where nerve cells meet called?

Back

Synapse