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Neuron

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What type of neuron is represented on the image?

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

2.

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

3.

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

a)

Cell Body (Soma)

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheats

d)

Dendrites

4.

Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and gland, by the command of other neurons.

a)

Motor Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Sensory Neurons

5.

Which is the correct order/sequence of the parts of a neuron in a neural impulse?

a)

axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse

b)

dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse

c)

synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body

d)

dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse

6.

An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.

a)

away from

b)

toward

c)

both toward and away

d)

around, bypassing

7.

Which of the following are parts of neurons?

a)

brain, spinal cord, and vertebral column

b)

dendrite, axon, and cell body

c)

sensory and motor dendrites

d)

dendrite, medulla and myelin sheath

8.

______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.  

a)

Axons; Dendrites

b)

Synapses; dendrites

c)

Dendrites; axons

d)

Axons; synapses

9.

What part of the neuron houses the nucleus?

a)

cell body

b)

axon terminal

c)

dendrites

d)

synapse

10.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

11.

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

12.

The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.

a)

Synapse

b)

Dendrite

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Axon Terminal Button

13.

What is the primary function of a neuron in the nervous system?

a)

Transmit electrical signals

b)

Store energy

c)

Produce hormones

d)

Filter blood

14.

Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving incoming signals?

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Cell body

d)

Myelin sheath

15.

In an experiment, a scientist observes that a certain chemical disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses. Which part of the neuron is most likely affected by this chemical?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon terminals

c)

Cell body

d)

Nucleus