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Nervous system

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Structure in the neuron that carries impulses toward the cell body:

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

nucleus

d)

myelin sheath

2.

A single fiber in the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body:

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

myelin sheath

d)

nucleus

3.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

Choose more than 1

a)

Afferent

b)

Efferent

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

4.

The part of the neuron that receives messages from adjacent neurons

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

dendrite

d)

neuron

5.

Gaps between Schwann cells that increase the speed of the transmission of the signal down the neuron are called

a)

axon terminals

b)

dendrites

c)

myelin

d)

nodes of Ranvier

6.

If you picked up a hot coal, the signal from the sensory neurons in your fingertips would travel to ____________ in your spinal cord.

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Connector neuron

d)

Neuroglia

7.

............ is connected with the dendrites of the motor neuron.

a)

Muscles

b)

Axon terminals of connector neuron

c)

Dendrites of the sensory neurons

d)

axon terminals of sensory neurons

8.

Which statement is correct?

a)

The axons form the nerve

b)

Nerve fibers form the nerve sheath

c)

The nerve forms the nerve bundle

d)

Axons with their surrounding sheaths form the nerve fiber

9.

The nerve impulse flowing in one fibre and they do not share it to neighbour neuron because of _____________

a)

Myelin sheath

b)

Epidermal

c)

Glial cell

d)

All

10.

Which of the following is a connective tissue?

a)

Connector neurons

b)

Neuroglial cells

c)

Motor and sensory neurons