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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.SynapseDendriteMyelin SheathAxon Terminal Button
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.AxonDendriteMyelin SheathAxon Terminal
- 3. Multiple Choice
This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.
Dendrite
Axon
Axon Terminal
Cell Body
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which part sends nerve impulse to the next cell?
Dendrite
Axon
Axon Terminal
Cell Body
- 5. Multiple Choice
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.
Synapse
Axon
Axon Terminal
Dendrite
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the gap between two neurons called?
Impulse
Synapse
CNS
Inter neuron
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes a reflex arc?
Slow response that you have to think about
Rapid response to protect body from harm
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?
A
C
D
E
- 9. Multiple Choice
_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system and out to muscles or glands. The RED neuron in diagram.
sensory
motor
inter
central
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which way does an impulse travel
From dendrite to axon and out axon terminal
From axon to axon and out dendrite terminal
From axon to dendrite and out axon terminal
From cell body to dendrite and out axon terminal
- 11. Multiple Choice
How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?
sympathetic nerves
hormones
medulla oblongata
neurotransmitters
- 12. Multiple Choice
These type of cells are responsible for transmitting electrical signals from nervous system to various parts of the body.
Neuron
Nerve
Villi
Somatic
- 13. Multiple Choice
This system controls everything you do.
Nervous system
Olfactory system
Respiratory system
Endocrine system
- 14. Multiple Choice
A change or signal in the environment that makes the nervous system react is called a
stimulus
response
nerve impluse
synapse
- 15. Multiple Choice
The cells that carry information through your nervous system are
protons
cardiac muscles
electrons
neurons
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is an automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control? They help to protect your body, such as blinking your eyelids in response to something.
somatic response
stimulus
synapse
reflex
- 17. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE: All nerves have the same job. For example, they all carry messages to the brain
TRUE
FALSE
- 18. Multiple Choice
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
heart, brain, kidneys
lungs, liver, stomach
brain, spinal cord, nerves
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