Nerves and Synapses

Nerves and Synapses

9th Grade

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25 Qs

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Nerves and Synapses

Nerves and Synapses

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-2

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.

myelin sheath

axon

threshold

synapse

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?

To maintain temperature

To improve conductivity

To protect the axon

To release neurotransmitters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

neuron

neurotransmitter

nerve

action potential

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

dendrite

axon

cell body

Schwann cell

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the general name for the chemicals in the nervous system that allow messages to be passed across the synapse?

Amino Acid

Enzyme

Hormone

Neurotransmitter

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Neurotransmitters

Synapse

Threshold

Impulse

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

_____ neurons carry messages from your periphery to the central nervous system

Motor/efferent

Sensory/afferent

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