Topic 3: Nervous System II

Select the correct options that describe the nervous system

• fast acting

• slow acting

• long response

• short response

• Direct target

The brain and spinal cord is composed of many interneurons and makes up the

• peripheral nervous system

• central nervous sytem

• Stimulus model

• Reflex arc

Motor neurons and sensory neurons make up the

• peripheral nervous system

• central nervous sytem

• Stimulus model

• Reflex arc

The part of a neuron that carries an impulse is called the

• interneuron

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

The part of a neuron that receives an impulse is called the

• interneuron

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

The space between two neurons is known as the

• synapse

• synaptic cleft

• presynapse

• post synapse

A receptor cell attaches to a motor neuron in order send an impulse to the CNS (central nervous system)

• True

• False

A muscle that carry out a response is known as an effector

• True

• False

An impulse known as a action potential causes calcium to be taken into an axon terminal. Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft and attach to

• receptors

• receivers

• neuro-receptors

• postsynaptic ends

What kind of neuron is this?

• sensory

• motor neuron

• interneuron

• peripheral neuron