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WorksheetsSenses and neurons
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This is a short, branch-like structure of a neuron that receives impulses from other neurons
axon
dendrite
axon terminal
cell body
These extensions of a neuron carry impulses away from the cell body
dendrites
glial cells
axon
axon terminals
What are the 2 main types of neurons in the human body?
automatic and scheduled
voluntary and involuntary
sensory and motor
efficient and inefficient
Which types of neurons move impulses from the body to the brain and spinal cord?
Motor neuron
Interneuron
Sensory neuron
Myelin sheath
Which types of neurons move impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the body?
motor neuron
interneuron
sensory neuron
myelin sheath
The axon terminal is where impulses change from ____ signals to ____ signals.
sensory to motor
involuntary to voluntary
chemical to electrical
electrical to chemical
What term is used for the chemical signal that is released between the neuron and other cells?
neurotransmitter
glial response
sensory impulse
motor signal
The eye detects the stimulus of light using this receptor
Photoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor
Thermoreceptor
Chemoreceptor
The senses of smell and taste are connected because they both use the same type of receptor
True
False
Skin is the only sense organ to contain two different types of receptors
True
False
