Nervous System

The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite

• synapse
• axon terminal
• impulse
• myelin

What is another name for a nerve cell?

• Muscle Fiber
• Connective Tissue
• Impulse
• Neuron

The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body is called a(n) ___________.

• dendrite
• axon
• nucleus
• node of Ranvier

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• Schwann cell

What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?

• Neurotransmitters
• Synapse
• Threshold
• Impulse

What part of the neuron receives the message from the previous neuron?

• Terminal Fibers
• Dendrites
• Cell Body
• Myelin

Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of a message?

• Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse
• Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite
• Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon
• Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse

A

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

The main function of the neuron is ____________.

• sending and receiving signals

• secreting hormones

• exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide

• removing waste products

All input your body receives is processed by:

• your lungs

• your heart

• your brain

• your PNS