Nervous Cells

The Central Nervous System are made up of the _________ and __________.

• Brain and Meninges
• Meninges and Spinal Cord
• Brain and Spinal Cord
• Brain and Peripheral Nerves

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

• Neurotransmitters
• Synapse
• Threshold
• Impulse

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• Schwann cell

Most axons are covered with

• sodium
• potassium
• myelin
• dendrites

What is the name of cells that support the cells that send information?

• Neurons
• Axons
• Dendrites
• Neuroglia

What type of neuroglial cell attaches neurons to capillaries?

• Astrocyte
• Oligodendrocytes
• Microglial
• Ependymal

What type of neuroglial cell makes myelin?

• Astrocyte
• Oligodendrocyte
• Microglial
• Ependymal

Z

• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Neurotransmitters
• Synapse

Most nerve impulses go to the brain, but where do reflexes go?

• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• Vertebral Column
• Nerves

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2