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Neuron Classification

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Neurons that carry information from the sensory receptors to the CNS:

a)

Sensory, afferent

b)

Sensory, efferent

c)

Moror, afferent

d)

Motor, efferent

2.

Simple types of sensory receptors in the skin:

a)

proprioceptors

b)

cutaneous sense organs

c)

motor neurons

d)

interneurons

3.

Sensory receptors in muscles and tendons:

a)

cutaneous sense organs

b)

proprioceptors

c)

motor neurons

d)

interneurons

4.

Neurons carrying information from the CNS to the viscera and/or muscles and glands

a)

sensory neurons

b)

interneurons

c)

motor neurons

d)

association neurons

5.

All motor and association neurons are:

a)

unipolar

b)

bipolar

c)

multipolar

6.

Rare in adults, these neurons are only found in sense organs like the eye and nose:

a)

unipolar

b)

bipolar

c)

multipolar

7.

Pain and temperature receptors:

a)

Golgi tendon organ

b)

Lamellar corpuscle

c)

Meissner's corpuscle

d)

Free nerve endings

8.

Touch receptors that allow you to feel the tickle of a feather.

a)

Golgi tendon organ

b)

Lamellar corpuscle

c)

Meissner's corpuscle

d)

Free nerve endings

9.

Deep pressure receptors that allow you to feel your friend's finger poking you on the shoulder.

a)

Golgi tendon organ

b)

Lamellar corpuscle

c)

Meissner's corpuscle

d)

Free nerve endings

10.

Proprioceptors that lie within the origins and insertions of muscles and detects changes in muscle tension.

a)

Golgi tendon organ

b)

Lamellar corpuscle

c)

Meissner's corpuscle

d)

Free nerve endings