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Nervous System Quiz

Authored by Charlee Weidman

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Nervous System Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:

Axon

Dendrite

Axon Terminal

Cell Body

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which nerves carry messages from the sensory receptor to the CNS?

motor (efferent)

sensory (afferent)

interneurons

neurons don't do this

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which nerves carry messages from the CNS to the site of the response?

motor (efferent)

sensory (afferent)

interneurons

neurons don't do this

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The cell's membrane potential becomes more positive during:

depolarization

repolarization

resting potential

hyperpolarization

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what might be a job of a motor neuron?

connecting to a muscle and helping you move

connecting within the brain to help you make a decision

sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin

all of these

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following cells protect the nervous system from infection

microglial

astrocyte

oligodendrocyte

ependymal cell

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes myelin?

it is a neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction

it is a protein that builds the axon

it is a fat that speeds the message along the axon

it is a fat that helps the neuron "hear" messages

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