
Neuroscience Quiz
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The basic building block of the nervous system is called a:
Hormone
Neuron
Synapse
Receptor
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of the neuron carries messages away from the cell body?
Axon
Dendrite
Synapse
Vesicle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The gap between two neurons is called the:
Myelin sheath
Axon terminal
Synapse
Soma
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Neurotransmitters are released from:
Dendrites
Vesicles in the axon terminal
Receptors
Synapses
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a neurotransmitter?
A hormone that circulates in the blood
A chemical messenger that crosses the synapse
A part of the axon
An electrical impulse
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When neurotransmitters cross the synapse, they attach to:
Other neurotransmitters
Vesicles
Receptors on the next neuron
Axons
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An excitatory neurotransmitter makes the next neuron:
Less likely to fire
Stop firing permanently
More likely to fire
Unresponsive
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