WorksheetsNeurons PowerPoint #1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
This part of the neuron contains the nucleus and other cellular organelles.
Dendrite
Axon
Soma
Synapse
This part of the neuron receives input from other cells and relays it to the cell body.
Dendrite
Axon
Soma
Synapse
This part of the neuron transmits signals away from the cell body.
Synapse
Axon
Dendrite
Soma
The neuron that sends the signal is known as the _____-synaptic neuron.
post
a priori
primary
pre
The neuron that receives the signal from another neuron is called the _____-synaptic neuron.
secondary
pre
a priori
post
What part of the neuron contains synaptic vesicles full of neurotransmitters?
synaptic cleft
synaptic terminal
dendrite
soma
The tiny gap between the pre-synaptic terminal and the post-synaptic cell is called the ...
synaptic trench
synaptic gully
synaptic gap
synaptic cleft
Neurons outnumber glial cells in the brain.
True
False
These glial cells exchange materials between neurons and capillaries in the CNS.
microglial cells
satellite cells
schwann cells
astrocyte cells
These glial cells act as your main source of immune defense in the CNS.
microglial cells
astrocytes
Schwann cells
satellite cells
