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The Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.
a)
Nervous system
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Neuron
d)
Brain
2.
A bundle of nerves that runs along the back of a vertebrate within the spinal column.
a)
Dendrites
b)
Stimulus
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Spinal cord
3.

The part of the neuron that receives messages from adjacent neurons

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

dendrite

d)

neuron

4.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
5.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
6.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
7.

Identify #1

a)

axon

b)

cell body

c)

myelin sheath

d)

nucleus

8.

Identify #3

a)

axon

b)

cell body

c)

dendrite

d)

myelin sheath

9.
The correct direction of the neural impulse within one neuron.
a)
Axon Terminal to Dendrite
b)
Dendrite to Axon Terminal
c)
Cell Body to Axon
d)
Axon Terminal to Cell Body
10.

When the neuron is at rest the _______ will be negative.

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

middle

d)

all of the above.

11.

What is inside when the neuron is at rest?

a)

NA ions

b)

K ions

c)

Negative Charged proteins

d)

All of the above.

12.

The minimum stimulus to cause an action potential to be produced is called a .

a)

threshold

b)

action potential

c)

Na-K pump

d)

All of the above.

13.

A nerve impulse is also called _________.

a)

action potential

b)

threshold

c)

Na-K pump

d)

All of the above.

14.

What is the threshold for NA channel to open?

a)

- 30 mV

b)

50 mV

c)

- 50 mV

d)

30 mV

15.

_____ along the axon allow ions to pass through the myelin layer to the plasma membrane.

a)

Na-K pump

b)

Action potential

c)

Threshold

d)

Nodes

16.

The small gap between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron is called a ______

a)

synapse

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

axon terminal

d)

nodes

17.

_____ actively transport sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell.

a)

Na ions

b)

Negatively charged proteins

c)

K ions

d)

All of the above.

18.

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

a)

Sensory, afferent

b)

Sensory, efferent

c)

Moror, afferent

d)

Motor, efferent

19.

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

20.

What is the most common type of structural neuron?

a)

Bipolar neuron

b)

Multipolar neuron

c)

Unipolar neuron

d)

All of the above.