Exploring The Neuron Knowledge Quiz
8 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1946
The basic unit of the nervous system that carries electrical impulses and transmits signals throughout the body is known as the neuron. A neuron communicates with other neurons at special places called synapses or synaptic clefts. Did you know that the human brain has about a hundred billion neurons? Test how much you know about the neuron by raking up the test below. All the best!
Questions and Answers
- 1.A neuron is another name for
- A.
A person with below average intelligence
- B.
A nerve cell
- C.
A skin cell
- D.
Another name for a car invented by Ford
- 2.
![The part of the neuron that is labeled]( "The part of the neuron that is labeled")
The part of the neuron that is labeled "A" is known as- A.
Dendrite
- B.
Cell body
- C.
Axon
- D.
Myelin
- 3.
![The part of the neuron labeled as]( "The part of the neuron labeled as")
The part of the neuron labeled as "B" is the- A.
Axon
- B.
Cell body
- C.
Dendrite
- D.
Myelin
- 4.
![The part of the neuron that is labeled]( "The part of the neuron that is labeled")
The part of the neuron that is labeled "C" is the- A.
Cell body
- B.
Myelin
- C.
Axon
- D.
Dendrite
- 5.
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The part of the neuron labeled "D" is the- A.
Cell Body
- B.
Myelin
- C.
Dendrite
- D.
Axon
- 6.The role of the axon is to send messages.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The role of the dendrite is to send messages.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The dendrites and the cell body are composed of white matter
- A.
True
- B.
False
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