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WorksheetsNeuron Transmission
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons
axon
dendrite
cell body
Schwann cell
The location of neurotransmitters
axon terminals
dendrites
Schwann cells
cell body
The long, thin "arm" of a neuron that conducts the electrical impulse from the cell body to the axon terminals.
axon
dendrite
axon terminal
gene
What do we call a nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system?
axon
neuron
dendrite
neurotransmitter
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.
synapse
axon terminal
impulse
myelin
The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
Cell Body
Dendrite
Myelin Sheath
Axon Terminal
What are the 2 types of nerves?
sensory nerves and motor nerves
sensory nerves and circular nerves
motor nerves and circular nerves
circular nerves and octular nervs
If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
interneurons
motor
sensory
receptors
If I step on a nail...what type of neurons send the response from the brain to my muscles?
motor
interneurons
sensory
not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response
Action potentials run along the ______ from ______ to ________.
axon, dendrites, axon terminals
axon, axon terminals, dendrites
dendrites, axon, axon terminals
axon terminals, axon, dendrites
