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Neurone and Synapse

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane? 
a)
Calcium binding with a receptor site
b)
Potassium leaking into the post-synaptic membrane 
c)
Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites
d)
Neurotransmitter being removed from the synapse
2.

The blue nerve in the image represents a

a)

sensory neurone

b)

motor neurone

c)

relay neurone

3.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
4.

Y

a)

Synaptic knob

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

5.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
6.

What is a nerve impulse?

a)

Your body's reaction to a certain event.

b)

An electric signal that passes through neurons.

c)

A message passed through the blood.

d)

Electrical signal created in the brain.

7.

True or false?

Sensory neurones carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which structure speeds up the transmission of electrical impulses along the axon?

a)

Myelin sheath

b)

Dendrites

c)

Axon terminals

9.

What is the purpose of synapses?

a)

To stop two neurons from touching each other

b)

To allow two neurons to interact with each other

c)

To ensure nerve impulses travel in one direction

d)

To stop neurons from communicating with each other

10.

Name the three different types of neurones:

a)

sensory, generalised and motor neurones

b)

Sensory, relay and motor neurones

c)

Sensory, relay and effector neurones

11.

A sense organ has lots of _________.

a)

effectors

b)

tissue

c)

mitochondria

d)

receptors

12.

What is the region where nerve cells meet called?

a)

Synapse

b)

Cleft

c)

Junction

d)

Axon terminal

13.

A nerve impulse is transmitted in which direction

a)

1 to 2 to 3

b)

3 to 2 to 1

14.

What is the function of the axon?

a)

Protect the neurone

b)

Accelerate the flow of nerve impulse

c)

Coordinate metabolic activities

d)

Carry impulse from body cell to effector

15.

What is the function of the Node of Ranvier?

a)

Protect the neurine

b)

Accelerate the flow of nerve impulse

c)

Coordinates metabolic activities

d)

Send signal to muscle

16.

What are the differences between the sensory neurons (SN) and motor neurons (MN)?

a)

SN has long dendrite whereas MN has short dendrite

b)

SN has myelin sheaths whereas MN does not.

c)

SN cell body is at the side of the cell but MN is at the end of the cell

d)

SN has receptor whereas MN does not.

17.

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?

a)

Cell Body

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Hillock

d)

Myelin Sheath

18.
a)

4 is the Synaptic Cleft

b)

4 is the Post Synaptic Neuron/Cell

c)

4 is the Pre-Synaptic Neuron/Cell

19.

How does neurotransmitter cross the synaptic cleft?

a)

exocytosis

b)

simple diffusion

c)

carrier mediated transport

d)

osmosis

20.

Name this neurone.

a)

Afferent neurone / Sensory neurone

b)

Interneurone / Relay neurone

c)

Efferent neurone / Motor neurone

21.

Name this neurone.

a)

Sensory neurone / Afferent neurone

b)

Relay neuron / Interneurone

c)

Motor neuron / Efferent neurone

22.

Name this neurone.

a)

Sensory neurone

b)

Relay neurone

c)

Motor neurone

23.

What is the function of Dendrite?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

24.

What direction for the electrical signal travel through a neurone?

a)

From dendrites, into the cell body, down the axon and out axon terminals

b)

From Axon terminals, down the Axon, & out of the dendrites

c)

Any direction up or down the cell

d)

From the Axon, to the Dendrites, and out the Axon terminals

25.

If a neurone does not have a myelin sheath, the transmission of impulse will be slower compare with a myelinated neurone.

a)

True

b)

False