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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM-PART 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

2.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

3.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

4.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

5.

What direction foes the electrical signal travel through the neuron?

a)

From dendrites, down the Axon, and out Axon terminalsThis is a correct answer

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

6.

What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do?

a)

Controls the actions of the neuron

b)

Produces food for the neuron

c)

Carries information from the cell body to other neuronsThis is a wrong answer

d)

Surrounds and insulates the axon

7.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
8.

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

cell body

d)

Schwann cell

9.

The location of neurotransmitters

a)

axon terminals

b)

dendrites

c)

Schwann cells

d)

cell body

10.

The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.

a)

synapse

b)

axon terminal

c)

impulse

d)

myelin