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Neuron Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the neuron is called the 'listeners' because they receive messages from other neurons?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Soma

d)

Axon Terminals

2.

Which part of the neuron isn't involved in the communication process, but contains the vital materials for the cell?

a)

Soma

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Axon

d)

Axon Terminal

3.

What do we call the protective layering of the axon made of glial cells?

a)

Myelin Sheath

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Schwann Cells

d)

Axon Terminals

4.

Oligodendrocytes

a)

A type of glial cells that creates myelin sheath in the CNS.

b)

A type of glial cell that creates myelin sheath in the PNS

c)

A type of glial cell that lines CSF cavities in the brain and spinal cord.

d)

Cells that engulf and destroy microorganism's.

5.

Synapse

a)

The space between one neuron's axon terminals and another dendrite.

b)

The electrical charge sent down the axon

c)

The electrical charge of a neuron while it is at rest.

6.

What is the charge of a neuron while it is at RESTING potential?

a)

-55 mv

b)

+45 mv

c)

-70mv

d)

-30 mv

7.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

8.

Which of the following cells protect the nervous system from infection

a)

microglial

b)

astrocyte

c)

oligodendrocyte

d)

ependymal cell

9.

what might be a job of a motor neuron?

a)

connecting to a muscle and helping you move

b)

connecting within the brain to help you make a decision

c)

sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin

d)

all of these

10.
Which ions are involved in the electrical nerve impulse?
a)
Iodine and Sodium
b)
Potassium and Sodium
c)
Iron and Sodium
d)
Calcium and Iodine
11.
What number(s) on the graph represents the Resting Potential?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 5
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4
12.

Which of the following uses ACTIVE transport?

a)

sodium-potassium pump

b)

sodium channel

c)

potassium channel

d)

diffusion

13.
Gaps in the myelin sheath are called this.
a)
Nodes of Ranvier
b)
Axon terminals 
c)
Synapses
d)
Neurotransmitters
14.

The electrically-active cell in nervous tissue

a)

neuron

b)

astrocyte

c)

oligodendrocyte

d)

satellite cell

15.

Also known as the soma

a)

dendrites

b)

cell body

c)

axon

d)

axon terminals