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The Neuron and Neurotransmission

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
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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

  • 2. Multiple Choice
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    1 pt

    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

  • 3. Multiple Choice
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    1 pt

    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

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