The Nervous System

The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a _____________.

• Motor Neuron
• Sensory Neuron
• Relay Neuron

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The nerve cell that connects sensory and motor neurons is a _______________.

• Motor Neuron
• Sensory Neuron
• Interneurons 
• Glial cells

The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

• Motor Neuron
• Relay Neuron
• Sensory Neuron
• Schwann cell

What is the change of a cell membrane from positive to negative called?

• Glycolysis
• Action Potential
• Temporal Summation
• Electrolysis

What part of the neuron carries the impulse toward the nerve cell body?

• Dorsal Root
• Dendrites
• Myelin Sheath
• Axon

What part of the neuron is myelinated?

• Cell Body
• Axon
• Synapse
• Dendrite

A sudden change in the polarity of the membrane of a neuron, gland cell, or muscle fiber that causes the transmission of electrical impulses

• Action potential
• Membrane potential
• Resting potential
• Threshold

The critical point at which a stimulus causes an action potential

• Synapse
• Action potential
• Membrane potential
• Threshold

A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse 

• Neurotransmitter
• Axon
• Synapse
• Nerve

Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system