Structure and function of neuron
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
Brain and Spinal Cord
Afferent and Efferent Nerves
Sensory and Motor Neurons
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
Neuron
Glial Cell
Axon
Dendrite
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of dendrites?
Carry information to the cell body from other neurons
Transmit messages to other neurons
Insulate the axon
Form the myelin sheath
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of the myelin sheath?
Insulates the axon and speeds up the neural impulse
Transmits messages to other neurons
Receives neural impulses from other neurons
Connects sensory and motor neurons
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a synapse?
The chemical junction between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of the next
A type of neuron
A bundle of axons
A group of neuronal cell bodies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do glial cells do?
Provide support for the nervous system
Transmit neural impulses
Form the myelin sheath
Connect sensory and motor neurons
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of sensory neurons?
Transmit impulses received by receptors to the central nervous system
Carry outgoing signals from the central nervous system to muscles
Connect sensory and motor neurons
Support the nervous system
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