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WorksheetsNervous System chapter 11
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the structure labeled 4 on the picture?
dendrite
unmyelinated axon
cell body
myelinated axon
How does one neuron communicate with another?
through an electric shock traveling from one to the other
via a chemical messenger called a neurotransmitter
by a series of proteins that attach the two together
a sound wave is produced by one neuron and received by the other
which of these is NOT a characteristic of neurons?
short life span
incredible longevity
high metabolism
amotitic
When your mouth starts watering which part of the nervous system is at work?
central nervous system
autonomic motor
somatic motor
visceral sensory
Which of the following causes an action potential to begin?
potassium flows into the cell
potassium flows out of the cell
sodium flows into the cell
sodium flow out of the cell
The visceral sensory division of the nervous system senses changes in which of the following?
muscles of the arm
the pressure on the skin
the stretch of the stomach
heat on the back of your neck
Which of the following is NOT true of myelin
fats/lipids are needed in the diet to make it
it wraps around axons of neurons
it insulates neural axons and speed up impulses
it wraps around dendrites of neurons
which even precedes integration?
processing
motor output
sensory input
signal to an effector organ
What is the term for the location on the neuron that an action potential originates?
dendrite
cell body
axon terminal
axon hillock
Each axon creates exactly one synapse with one other neuron.
True
False
