Neuron Structure/Classification Pop Quiz

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons

• axon

• dendrite

• myelin

• Node of Ranvier

The part of the neuron that receives messages from adjacent neurons

• axon

• axon terminal

• dendrite

• neuron

Identify #3

• axon

• cell body

• dendrite

• myelin sheath

This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

multipolar neuron

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Neurons that carry information from the sensory receptors to the CNS:

• Sensory, afferent

• Sensory, efferent

• Moror, afferent

• Motor, efferent

Neurons carrying information from the CNS to the viscera and/or muscles and glands

• sensory neurons

• interneurons

• motor neurons

• association neurons