1. Sensory neurons transmit information about...
A. Sight
B. Sound
C. smell
D. movement
E. A, B, C true but not D
F. A, B, C, and D
2. Sensory neurons carry information...
A. to all parts of the body
B. to the brain for processing
C. to muscles and glands
3. Motor neurons transmit signals to ...
A. muscles and glands
B. to all parts of the body
C. the brain and spinal cord
4. What do interneurons do?
A. they supply nutrients to the brain and spinal cord
B. they process incoming sensory input and direct outgoing potor input
C. they make new neurons when old ones become damaged or lost
5. Our neurons are like our other cells: they have a nucleus, organelles (such as mitochondria), and specialized functions.
A. true
B. false
6. What is a synapse?
A. It is the chemical signal released by neurons
B. It is the space between two connecting neurons
C. It is the nucleus of a neuron
7. What is a neurotransmitter?
A. It is the nucles of a neuron
B. It is the space between two connecting neurons
C. It is the chemical signal released by neurons
8. What do neurotransmitters do?
A. they transmit signals down the axon of a neuron
B. they build neurons
C. they direct the function of a nearby neuron or other cell
9. A neuron with a myelinated axon can transmit nerve impulses at a faster rate than neurons with unmyelinated axons.
A. True
B. False
10. Choose the correct order of signal transmission through the nervous system.
A. motor neuron, sensory neuron, interneuron
B. motor neuron, interneuron, sensory neuron
C. interneuron, motor neuron, sensory neuron
D. sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron