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WorksheetsChapter 9: Nervous Tissue
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
2.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
3.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
4.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "E" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Node of Ranvier
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
5.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "F" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Node of Ranvier
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon
6.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "G"
represent?
represent?
a)
Axon Terminal
b)
Node of Ranvier
c)
Nucleus
d)
Myelin Sheath
7.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
8.
What is another name for a nerve cell?
a)
Muscle Fiber
b)
Connective Tissue
c)
Impulse
d)
Neuron
9.
The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body is called a(n) ___________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
nucleus
d)
node of Ranvier
10.
What is the name of this type of neuron
a)
Multipolar Neuron
b)
Bipolar Neuron
c)
Pseudounipolar Neuron
d)
Anaxonic
11.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
12.
Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
threshold
d)
synapse
13.
What number on the graph represents the Threshold phase
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
14.
What number on the graph represents the Repolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
What is the number of millivolts (mV) that a neuron is at during the Resting Potential phase
a)
+30 mV
b)
-55 mV
c)
-70 mV
d)
-75 mV
16.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
17.
What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrites
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
18.
Astrocytes are responsible for:
a)
producing cerebrospinal fluid
b)
creating the blood brain barrier
c)
producing myelin sheath
d)
destroying cancer cells
19.
myelinated axons
a)
white matter
b)
gray matter
c)
neurofibrils
d)
neurilemma
20.
myelinated axons
a)
white matter
b)
gray matter
c)
neurofibrils
d)
neurilemma
21.
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
a)
The brain and spinal cord
b)
The central nervous and peripheral nervous system
c)
The neurons and the dendrites
d)
The cerebrum and the medulla
22.
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
a)
The brain and spinal cord
b)
The central nervous and peripheral nervous system
c)
The neurons and the dendrites
d)
The cerebrum and the medulla
23.
Whose job is it to carry nerve impulses away from a cell body in a neuron?
a)
Axons
b)
Dendrites
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Synapses
24.
A cytoplasmic extension of a neuron that receives stimuli
a)
Axon
b)
Nerve
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
25.
A specialized structure that contains the ends of sensory neurons and that responds to specific types of stimuli
a)
Axon
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Sensory receptor
d)
Synapse
26.
Neurons that only travel from the body to the brain are called _____
a)
sensory neurons
b)
interneurons
c)
motor neurons
27.
These store and release neurotransmitters into the synapse
a)
Dendrites
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminals
d)
Nodes of Ranvier
28.
This is a fatty layer that prevents interference and increases the speed of impulses going down the axon
a)
Dendrites
b)
Nodes of Ranvier
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
End Bulbs
29.
Which neurons act to connect a sensory neuron to a motor neuron?
a)
interneuron
b)
afferent
c)
efferent
d)
motor
30.
What do neuroglia do?
a)
Release neurotransmitters
b)
Support and nourish neurons
c)
Release calcium to activate neurons
d)
Absorb nutrients from neurons
31.
Efferent or motor pathways carry impulses:
a)
Towards the CNS
b)
Away from the CNS
c)
From the PNS to the CNS
d)
To the spinal cord
32.
The resting membrane potential of a typical neuron is:
a)
more negative on the inside compared to the outside
b)
more positive on the inside compared to the outside
c)
equal charge distribution inside and outside the cell
33.
The type of cell that produces the myelin sheath around axons in the PNS is the
a)
Astrocytes
b)
Oligodendrocytes
c)
Schwann Cells
d)
Ependymal Cells
34.
Which of the following is not true regarding saltatory conduction.
a)
the nerve impulse jumps from node to node
b)
it only occurs along myelinated neurons
c)
it transmits action potential at a slower rate
d)
it is important to maintaining homeostasis
35.
Depolarization is caused by _________ while repolarization is caused by _________.
a)
Na+ flooding into the cell; Na+ flooding out of the cell.
b)
K+ flooding into the cell; K+ flooding out of the cell.
c)
Na+ flooding into the cell; K+ flooding out of the cell.
d)
K+ flooding into the cell; Na+ flooding out of the cell.
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