NEURON STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, ACTION POTENTIAL AND SYNAPSE QUIZ

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made up of?

• brain & spinal cord
• sensory neurons
• motor neurons
• sensory receptors

_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system

• Motor
• Inter
• Sensory
• Fun

What is G?

• Dendrites

• Cell Body

• Nodes of Ranvier

• Schwann Cell

The space between neurons:

• neurotransmitter

• synapse

• terminal branches

• schwann cells

This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.

• neuron
• myelin sheath
• dendrite
• neurotransmitter

The location of neurotransmitters

• axon terminals

• dendrites

• Schwann cells

• cell body

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

• Afferent/Sensory

• Efferent/Motor

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:

• sympathetic nervous system
• parasympathetic system
• somatic nervous system
• cerebellum

The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• somatic
• peripheral

At which point on the diagram does depolarisation of the axon occur? 

• A
• B
• C
• D