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HBS 2.1.4 The Secret to Signals

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which ions are involved in an action potential?
a)
Na; Cl
b)
Na; K
c)
K; Cl
d)
Na; Ca
2.

Which number on the graph represents the threshold potential?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

6

3.

Identify the axon terminal

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

4.
At which point on the diagram does depolarisation of the axon occur? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
-70 mV is the measure of a
a)
Threshold Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Resting Potential
d)
End Point Potential
6.

Identify the dendrite

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

7.

Action potentials run along the ______ from ______ to ________.

a)

axon, dendrites, axon terminals

b)

axon, axon terminals, dendrites

c)

dendrites, axon, axon terminals

d)

axon terminals, axon, dendrites

8.

The sodium potassium pump restores the resting membrane potential. By which process does this occur? 

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

9.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
10.

When is the potassium channel open?

a)

during rest only

b)

during repolarization only

c)

during depolarization only

d)

all the time

11.

Identify the synapse

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

12.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
13.

Which of the following is involved in maintaining the resting membrane potential of neurons?

a)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3Na+ in for every 2K+ out

b)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3K+ in for every 2Na+ out

c)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3Na+ out for every 2K+ in

d)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3K+ out for every 2Na+ in

14.
The sodium-potassium pump is involved in establishing the resting membrane potential. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

16.
The area between the pre-synaptic cell and the post-synaptic cell is termed the synaptic cleft.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

Identify the neurotransmitters

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z