The Neuron

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The long, fibre like part of a neuron that transmits neural information away from the soma to other neurons or cells is known as the
axon
dendrute
axon terminal
synapses
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Label number 5 is the
Axon terminal
Axon
Myelin Sheath
Dendrites
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons
Axon terminal
Myelin sheath
Cell body
Dendrites
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse
Axon
Myelin sheath
Axon terminal
Dendrite
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
_____ neurons carry messages from your periphery to the central nervous system
Motor/efferent
Sensory/afferent
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After Barry touched the hot stove and the message was sent to the brain that the stove was hot, Barry's brain sent a message to his hand to move from the stove. What type of neuron carried the message for his hand to move?
Motor
Sensory
Associative
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.
Motor Neuron
Interneuron
Sensory Neuron
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