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Nervous System Intro, Neurons, and Synaptic Transmission

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which neighbouring neurons communicate with each other

a)

Neurotransmitters

b)

Synaptic transmission

c)

Endocrine system

d)

Nervous system

2.

The name of the specialised gap between 2 neurons

a)

Dendrites

b)

Terminal buttons

c)

Synaptic Vesicles

d)

Synapse

3.

The part of the neuron which houses the neurotransmitters

a)

Dendrites

b)

Terminal buttons

c)

Synaptic Vesicles

d)

Synapse

4.

What is W?

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

5.

What is Y?

a)

Axon terminal

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

6.

Where are neurotransmitters located within in neuron?

a)

axon terminals

b)

dendrites

c)

Schwann cells

d)

cell body

7.

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

8.

Which side of the synapse contains neurotransmitters?

a)

presynaptic

b)

postsynaptic

c)

both

9.

Z

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

10.

X

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

11.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon 
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
12.
This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons.
a)
Axon Terminal
b)
Dendrites
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Cell Body
13.
The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
a)
Synapse
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal Button
14.
A
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
15.
C
a)
Synapse
b)
Soma
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
16.
E
a)
Synapse
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon 
d)
Dendrite
17.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
18.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

19.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
20.
What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
Sensory & Motor
b)
Peripheral & Central
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Brain & Spinal Cord
21.
This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sensory Nervous System
c)
Motor Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
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.
Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to:
a)
presynaptic terminals.
b)
 the synaptic cleft.
c)
the base of the axon.
d)
 receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.
24.

The peripheral nervous system consists of the

a)

neurons located in the brain and spinal cord

b)

nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord

c)

interneurons of the central nervous system

d)

portions of the brain known as the medulla and cerebellum

25.

Which of the following divisions of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Autonomic

d)

Somatic

e)

Afferent

26.

Mukucha's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dialated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which division of his nervous system?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Somatic

d)

Afferent

e)

Peripheral

27.

"Fight or flight" is mostly associated with which subdivision of the nervous system?

a)

Somatic

b)

Central

c)

Sympathetic

d)

Parasympathetic

e)

Spinal

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