Neuron Synapse
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Y
Axon Terminal Button
Neurotransmitters
Dendrite
Synapse
2.
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The location of neurotransmitters
axon terminals
dendrites
Schwann cells
cell body
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Synapses that are ____________ cause a neuron to fire whereas ____________ synapses reduce the likelihood that a neuron will fire.
excitatory; inhibitory
synaptic; terminal
postsynaptic; presynaptic
dendritic; axon
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Claudia is cut by a sharp piece of glass, sensory neurons relay the pain message to interneurons in her spinal cord by releasing neurotransmitters into the _____ between them.
Synapses
Axon terminals
Dendrites
Axons
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A synapse is a(n)
Chemical messenger that triggers muscle contractions
Automatic response to sensory input
Neural network
Junction between a sending and a receiving neuron
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which neuron receives input at the synapse?
Presynaptic neuron
Interneuron
Postsynaptic neuron
Dendritic neuron
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