Neurons

​Neurons

By Noah Stone

Labelling

Identify the parts of the neuron

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Cell Body

Dendrite

Axon

neurotransmitter

vesicle

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Open Ended

Describe the axon in your own words.

Include the following vocab in your answer:

1. Axon

2. Cell body

3. Axon terminal

4. Synapse

5. Myelin Sheath

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Reorder

Reorder the following from first (left) to final result (right)

• stimulus

• sensory neuron

• interneuron

• motor neuron

• reaction

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Describe the cause and effect pathway to describe how a signal is sent through the nervous system. Include the following vocab in your answer.

1. electrical impulse

2. axon

3. synapse

4. dendrite

5. neurotransmitter

6. receptor

Multiple Choice

Lipid (fat) covering that increases the rate of transmission and insulates the axon:

• axon

• dendrite

• myelin sheath

• schwann cell

Multiple Choice

The space between neurons:

• neurotransmitter

• synapse

• terminal branches

• schwann cells

Multiple Choice

Special chemicals which allow the impulse to jump across the synapse to pass to another neuron:

• neurotransmitters

• axons

• myelin sheath

• nerves

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​https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/neuroscience/braincells/

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Choose one glial cell (oligodendrocytes, microglia, or astrocytes) and describe its function.