Neuron and Neurotransmitters (Unit 3 Week 1)

The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

W

• Axon Terminal Button
• Neurotransmitters
• Dendrite
• Synapse

X

• Axon Terminal Button
• Neurotransmitters
• Dendrite
• Synapse

Y

• Axon 
• Neurotransmitters
• Dendrite
• Synapse

Z

• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Neurotransmitters
• Synapse

nerve impulse in the axon

• action potential
• resting potential
• membrane potential
• synapse

_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system

• Motor
• Inter
• Sensory
• Fun

Which of the following are the parts of neurons?

• brain, spinal cord, and vertebral column
• dendrite, axon, and cell body
• sensory and motor
• cortex, medulla and sheath

______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.  

• Axons; Dendrites
• Synapses; dendrites
• Dendrites; axons
• Axons; synapses

An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.

• away from
• toward
• both toward and away
• around, bypassing