Neurons

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

What do Dendrites do?

• Intakes information from other neurons

• Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

• Sends information to the next cell

• Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

This is the gap or space between two neurons

• Dendrites

• Cell Body

• Synapse

• Axon

Which of the following are the parts of neurons?

• a. brain, spinal cord, and vertebral column

• b. cortex, medulla and sheath

• c. dendrite, axon, and cell body

• d. sympathetic & parasympathetic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following is/are type(s) of neurons?

• a. sensory

• b. motor

• c. interneurons

• a. all of these

Neurons are specialized to receive, conduct and transmit

• a. electrochemical signals

• b. action potentials

• c. electrical signals

• d. chemical signals

The types of neurons based on their functions include

• a. motor

• b. interneurons

• c. sensory neurons

• d. all of these

The part of the neurons that receives impulses

• a. axon

• b. dendrites

• c. cell body

• d. axon terminus