This is a short, branch-like structure of a neuron that receives impulses from other neurons

• axon

• dendrite

• axon terminal

• cell body

These extensions of a neuron carry impulses away from the cell body

• dendrites

• glial cells

• axon

• axon terminals

What are the 2 main types of neurons in the human body?

• automatic and scheduled

• voluntary and involuntary

• sensory and motor

• efficient and inefficient

Which types of neurons move impulses from the body to the brain and spinal cord?

• Motor neuron

• Interneuron

• Sensory neuron

• Myelin sheath

Which types of neurons move impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the body?

• motor neuron

• interneuron

• sensory neuron

• myelin sheath

The axon terminal is where impulses change from ____ signals to ____ signals.

• sensory to motor

• involuntary to voluntary

• chemical to electrical

• electrical to chemical

What term is used for the chemical signal that is released between the neuron and other cells?

• neurotransmitter

• glial response

• sensory impulse

• motor signal

The eye detects the stimulus of light using this receptor

• Photoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Thermoreceptor

• Chemoreceptor

The senses of smell and taste are connected because they both use the same type of receptor

• True

• False

Skin is the only sense organ to contain two different types of receptors

• True

• False