Neuroscience Quiz ( p 5-7)

What is the main role of the nervous system?

• Digestion

• Respiration

• Communication

• Muscle movement

Which of the following is NOT a field that neuroscience combines aspects from?

• Biology

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Geology

What is the main cell for communicating across long distances in the nervous system?

• Neuron

• Glial cell

• White blood cell

• Red blood cell

What is the function of the dendrite in a neuron?

• Insulating the axon

• Receiving input

• Transmitting output signals

• Producing neurotransmitters

What is the function of the axon in a neuron?

• Insulating the axon

• Receiving input

• Transmitting output signals

• Producing neurotransmitters

What is the purpose of myelin in the axon?

• To slow down the conduction of electrical signals

• To insulate the axon and speed up the conduction of electrical signals

• To produce neurotransmitters

• To receive input

Where are the neurotransmitters stored in a neuron?

• Dendrite

• Soma

• Axon terminal

• Nucleus

What is the point at which one neuron communicates with another neuron called?

• Axon hillock

• Synapse

• Myelin sheath

• Node of Ranvier

What is the presynaptic neuron responsible for in a synapse?

• Receiving the signal

• Passing the signal across the synaptic cleft

• Releasing neurotransmitters

• Receiving neurotransmitters

What is the function of the postsynaptic neuron in a synapse?

• Releasing neurotransmitters

• Passing the signal across the synaptic cleft

• Receiving the signal

• Receiving neurotransmitters