Nervous Tissue

What type of tissue is this?

• Muscle

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Nervous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Where is this type of tissue found?

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Nerves

• All are correct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Nervous tissue is primarily responsible for:

• Contracting muscles

• Transmitting electrical signals

• Providing support and structure

• Regulating body temperature

Nerves send messages with

• chemical signals

• electrical signals

• telepathy

• chemical and electrical signals

The basic functional unit of the nervous system is the:

• Neuron

• Muscle fiber

• Red blood cell

• Adipocyte

The fatty substance that insulates and speeds up the conduction of nerve impulses along an axon is called:

• Neurotransmitter

• Dendrite

• Myelin sheath

• Synapse

What is the function of the axon of the neuron?

• a long projection that conducts electrical impulses toward the cell body

• a long projection that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body

• tree-like structures that receive messages from other neurons

What is the function of the dendrite of the neuron?

• a long projection that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body

• a long projection that conducts electrical impulses toward the cell body

• tree-like structures that receive messages from other neurons

• tree-like structures that transfers messages to other neurons

• space between the neurons where the electrical impulse "jumps"

What is the function of the synapse?

• a long projection that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body

• a long projection that conducts electrical impulses toward the cell body

• tree-like structures that receive messages from other neurons

• tree-like structures that transfers messages to other neurons

• space between the neurons where the electrical impulse "jumps"

What part of the neuron is represented by #1 in the picture below?

• nucleus

• soma

• dendrite

• axon