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WorksheetsMD Activity 2.1 and 2.2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel.
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
synapse
d)
neuron
e)
receptor
2.
A branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
myelin
d)
motor neuron
e)
impulse
3.
A fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel.
a)
myelin
b)
dendrite
c)
neurotransmitter
d)
receptor
e)
nucleus
4.
A nerve cell that sends signals or transmits nerve impulses.
a)
neuron
b)
axon
c)
gland
d)
brain stem
e)
tissue
5.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
a)
neurotransmitter
b)
dendrite
c)
enzyme
d)
hormone
e)
lipid
6.
The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron.
a)
synapse
b)
myelin
c)
axon
d)
motor neuron
e)
junction
7.
The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system (CNS)
b)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
c)
sensory system
d)
muscular system
e)
circulatory system
8.
Nerve cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
a)
motor neurons
b)
sensory neurons
c)
interneurons
d)
receptor cells
e)
dendrites
9.
A bundle of neurons.
a)
nerves
b)
cells
c)
tendons
d)
tissues
e)
vessels
10.
The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
b)
central nervous system (CNS)
c)
skeletal system
d)
circulatory system
e)
respiratory system
11.
Nerve cells responsible for receiving external stimuli from the body's environment and passing that signal through nerves to the central nervous system.
a)
sensory neurons
b)
motor neurons
c)
interneurons
d)
brain cells
e)
glial cells
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