Cells in the Nervous System and Nerve Impulse

Question 0

A neuron is made up of four different parts.

Answer 0

• Dendrites
• Cell Body
• Axon
• Axon Terminals

Question 1

The nervous system has two types of cell divisions.

Answer 1

Neurons

Glia

Question 2

What part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?

Answer 2

Dendrites

Question 3

What is the main function of the cell body of a neuron?

Answer 3

Process signals from dendrites.

Question 4

The transfer of a signl processed by a neurons cell body is sent through a long strand-like portion of the neuron called?

Answer 4

Axon

Question 5

The end of an axon that contains the neurotransmitters is called?

Answer 5

The Axon Terminal

Question 6

Nerve transmition happens in three phases. What are they?

Answer 6

• Resting potential
• Action potential
• Refractory potential

Question 7

The phase of neurotransmission when a neruon is ready to fire or is at rest is called?

Answer 7

Resting Potential

Question 8

The firing or transmittig phase of neurotransmittion is called?

Answer 8

Action potential - a rapid deploarization that causes the potential in the neuron to become temporarily more positive than the outside environment.