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WorksheetsNeuroscience Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What do you call the cells that are the basic elements of the brain?
Neurotransmitters
Neurons
Glial cells
All of the above
Which of the following is most possible reason for the evolution of brains?
To philosophize
To experience emotions
To sense and to move
To interact with people
Which of the following are the two divisions of the nervous system?
Central and peripheral nervous system
Frontal and cortical nervous system
Central and cortical nervous system
Cortical and peripheral nervous system
What part of the neuron is described to have the functioning of receiving information/ messages from another neuron?
Nucleus
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Which part of the neuron has the function of carrying the message away from the neuron towards another receiving neuron?
Dendrites
Nucleus
Myelin sheath
Axon
_____ is the message-receiving neuron while _____ is the message-sending neuron.
Post-synaptic neuron; pre-synaptic neuron
Pre-synaptic neuron; post-synaptic neuron
Both are pre-synaptic neurons
Both are post-synaptic neurons
Which of the following is the function of the myelin sheath?
To prevent bacteria from coming inside the neuron
To create a skeleton/ structure for the neuron
To prevent neural impulse from leaking
All of the above
_____ are the gaps in the myelin sheath where neural impulse is continually propagated.
Nodes of Ranvier
Nodes of Terminal Button
Nodes of Neurotransmitter
Nodes of Microtubules
_____ is the jumping action of the neural impulse between the gaps in the myelin sheath.
All-or-none law
Saltatory conduction
Electric induction
All of the above
Which part of the neuron is located at the end of the axon and contains the neurotransmitters?
Myelin sheath
Terminal buttons
Axon
Dendrite
_____ is the gap or space between the dendrite of the post-synaptic neuron and the terminal button of the pre-synaptic neuron.
Nodes of ranvier
Synapse
Terminal button
Neurotransmitter
_____ is the sensory neuron while ______ is the motor neuron.
Afferent neuron; efferent neuron
Efferent neuron; afferent neuron
Both are efferent neurons
Both are afferent neurons
The inside of the neuron has a negative electrochemical voltage.
True
False
_____ refers to the electrical charge generated by negative ions when they rush inside the neuron.
Electrostatic force
Allostatic force
Action potential
Chemical potential
_____ are specialized neurons that are activated when a person is watching another person performing a behavior. This is described as the cellular basis for empathy.
Neuronal cells
Glial cells
Mirror neurons
Empathic cells
