Neuroscience Quiz

What are interneurons responsible for?

• Carrying and processing sensory information

• Transmitting blood cells

• Producing hormones

• Digesting food

What are nerves?

• Microscopic entities that form bundles

• Large muscles in the body

• Cells that produce energy

• Organs that digest food

What is acetylcholine?

• A chemical that stimulates cells

• A type of nerve

• A muscle in the body

• A blood cell

What is norepinephrine?

• A chemical that stimulates cells

• A type of nerve

• A muscle in the body

• A blood cell

What is a nerve impulse?

• Released energy passing through the nerve cell

• A type of blood cell

• A muscle contraction

• A digestive process

What are receptors?

• Tissues or organs that receive or transmit impulses

• Muscles that contract

• Blood cells that carry oxygen

• Organs that digest food

What is the blood-brain barrier?

• A barrier that permits a few chemical substances to reach the brain's neurons but blocks most

• A type of nerve cell

• A muscle in the brain

• A digestive enzyme

What do neurons form?

• Bundles

• Muscles

• Blood cells

• Organs

What do the body's cells contain?

• Stored electrical energy

• Digestive enzymes

• Blood cells

• Hormones

What is the role of certain neuroglia?

• Forming the blood-brain barrier

• Producing hormones

• Digesting food

• Carrying oxygen