Neurons 2023

How many different kinds of neurons are in the human body? Type the #.

(a)  

How many kind(s) of neuron(s) is/are found in the CNS?

(a)  

Which of these is the STARTING point of a neuron?

• dendrites
• axon
• soma
• axon terminals
• terminal buttons

Organs like _______________ have the _______________ of sensory neurons embedded in them.

• skin, dendrites
• muscles, dendrites
• brain, dendrites
• spinal cord, dendrites
• muscles, axon terminals

Organs like _______________ have the _______________ of motor neurons embedded in them.

• skin, dendrites
• muscles, dendrites
• brain, dendrites
• spinal cord, axon terminals
• muscles, axon terminals

Which kind(s) of neurons has/have myelin sheath?

• sensory neurons
• motor neurons
• interneurons

Which of these connect to effector cells?

• axon terminals of a motor neuron
• axon terminals of a sensory neuron
• dendrites of a sensory neuron
• dendrites of a motor neuron
• axon terminals of an interneuron

What's the LONGEST part of a neuron?

• the dendrite
• the soma
• the axon terminal
• the axon

Which of these are the most branching & tree-like?

• dendrites
• axon
• myelin
• terminal buttons

These take the signal from the brain to your muscles, telling the muscles to move.

• sensory neurons
• motor neurons
• interneurons