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Imagine Maya, Evelyn, and Benjamin are neurons in the brain. The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron (Maya) and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron (Evelyn or Benjamin) is called?
axon
synapse
dendrite
vesicle
Imagine Charlotte, Aria, and Oliver are scientists studying the human nervous system. They come across a layer of fatty tissue that insulates the axon and speeds their impulse. What do they call this layer?
myelin sheath
threshold
dendrite
axon
Imagine you're a tiny human, the size of a molecule, and you've been miniaturized into a neuron. You're in a part of the neuron where you can see the nucleus and the cell's life support system. You're in the control center! What is this part of the neuron called, where you're standing right now? Is it the same place where Henry, Aria, and Benjamin are standing?
glial cell
dendrite
axon
soma
Imagine Kai, James, and Olivia are tiny scientists exploring the inside of a neuron. They come across an extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands. What is this extension called?
action potential
axon
glial cell
dendrite
Imagine Nora, Elijah, and Luna are tiny astronauts exploring the vast universe of a neuron. They come across a bushy, branching extension that receives and integrates messages, conducting impulses toward the cell body. What do they call this extension?
dendrite
axon
vesicle
synapse
Imagine Avery, Benjamin, and Grace are in a science lab studying neurons. They come across a term that describes a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron. What is this term?
all-or-none response
synapse
action potential
reuptake
Imagine Nora, James, and Ethan are neurons. They have a unique way of communicating. They either send a full-length message or don't send anything at all. What is this phenomenon called in neuroscience?
all-or-none response
refractory period
threshold
action potential
Ethan, Avery, and Mason are having a debate about neuroscience. They're discussing a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. Can you help them identify what this is called?
neurotransmitter
action potential
all-or-none response
threshold
Imagine Michael, Priya, and Anika are studying neural processing. They come across a concept of a brief resting pause that occurs after a neuron has fired. What is this called?
threshold
synaptic cleft
action potential
refractory period
Imagine Aiden, Zoe, and Nora are playing a trivia game. Aiden pulls a card and reads, 'This neurotransmitter is linked to feelings of pleasure, euphoria, and reward.' What is he talking about?
dopamine
serotonin
substance p
glutamate
endorphins
Olivia, Arjun, and Hannah are having a debate about the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon and helps the impulses travel faster. Olivia says it's the Axon, Arjun thinks it's the Dendrites, Hannah is sure it's the Node of Ranvier, but their teacher says it's the Myelin Sheath. Who is correct?
Axon
Dendrites
Node of Ranvier
Myelin Sheath
Imagine Arjun, Aiden, and Abigail are playing a game of 'telephone'. In this game, messages are passed from one person to another. Now, think of the human body as a giant game of 'telephone'. Can you guess who carries the messages back and forth between the brain and every part of the body?
Motor neurons
Inter neurons
Sensory neurons
Spinal cord
Imagine this, Liam, Emma, and Aria are playing a game of Simon Says. When their brain receives a message from the sensory neurons, it sends a message to make their muscles move. Can you guess which of these is responsible for that movement?
Motor neurons
Inter neurons
Sensory neurons
Spinal cord
Imagine Abigail, William, and Nora are playing a game of 'Doctors and Patients'. Abigail accidentally steps on a nail...which type of neuron would take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
interneurons
motor
sensory
receptors
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