WorksheetsQuiz on Neurons and Brain Function 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins
What is the basic working unit of the brain designed to transmit information?
Neuron
Synapse
Axon
Dendrite
Approximately how many billion neurons does the human brain have?
1000 billion
100 billion
10 billion
1 billion
How do neurons communicate with each other?
Electrically
Chemically
Magnetically
Physically
What is the part of the neuron where signals are sent throughout the body called?
Axon
Synapse
Dendrite
Cell body
During the teen years, how is the brain remodeling itself?
By growing new neurons
By remodeling itself
By shrinking
By losing neurons
What are the two ways the brain remodels during the teen years?
Pruning and Myelination
Growth and Expansion
Shrinking and Deterioration
Division and Multiplication
What is the function of myelin in the nervous system?
To insulate axons and speed up signal transmission
To produce neurotransmitters
To transmit electrical signals
To connect neurons to each other
Which part of the neuron receives incoming signals?
Axon
Synapse
Dendrite
Cell body
What is the role of neurotransmitters in neuron communication?
To store information
To protect neurons from damage
To carry signals across synapses
To generate electrical impulses
What is the basic working unit of the brain?
neuron
axion
myelin
synapses
Information flows in
one direction, one cell talks and the other listens
two directions, both cells can talk and listen at the same time
two directions, one cell talks and other listens, the two cells can switch who is talking
many directions, one cell can talk to many cells
A synapse occurs between two nerve cells where
Electrical impulses become chemical signals
Chemical signals become electrical impulses
Chemical signals become physical tapping
Electrical impulses become physical tapping
During teen development from childhood, the brain is
keeping structures
integrating pathways
more efficient
more confused
more distracted
