Neurons 2023

Front

How many different kinds of neurons are in the human body?

Back

There are three main types of neurons: sensory neurons, motor neurons, and interneurons.

Front

How many kind(s) of neuron(s) is/are found in the CNS?

Back

1

Front

Which of these is the STARTING point of a neuron? Options: dendrites, axon, soma, axon terminals, terminal buttons

Back

dendrites

Front

Organs like _______________ have the _______________ of sensory neurons embedded in them.

Back

skin, dendrites

Front

Organs like _______________ have the _______________ of motor neurons embedded in them.

Back

muscles, axon terminals

Front

Which of these connect to effector cells? Options: axon terminals of a motor neuron, axon terminals of a sensory neuron, dendrites of a sensory neuron, dendrites of a motor neuron, axon terminals of an interneuron

Back

axon terminals of a motor neuron

Front

What's the LONGEST part of a neuron? Options: the dendrite, the soma, the axon terminal, the axon

Back

the axon

Front

Which of these are the most branching & tree-like? Options: dendrites, axon, myelin, terminal buttons

Back

dendrites

Front

These take the signal from the brain to your muscles, telling the muscles to move.

Back

motor neurons

Front

Which neuron is housed in the central nervous system? Options: Motor, Sensory, Interneuron

Back

Interneuron