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Question 1

What part of the neuron conducts electrical signals away from the cell body?

Answer 1

Axon

Question 2

Which glial cells forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?

Answer 2

Oligodendrocytes

Question 3

What is the main component of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 3

Nerves

Question 4

What is the term for the default state of a neuron?

Answer 4

Resting Potential

Question 5

What is an action potential?

Answer 5

A sudden change in electrical charge

Question 6

What happens at the synaptic cleft?

Answer 6

Neurotransmitters release

Question 7

Which part of the brain controls balance & coordination?

Answer 7

Cerebellum

Question 8

What is the primary function of sensory neurons?

Answer 8

Transmit information to the brain

Question 9

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the ‘fight or flight’ response?

Answer 9

Sympathetic Nervous System

Question 10

What is a key component of the synapse?

Answer 10

Receptors

Question 11

What type of neuron transmits signals from the CNS to muscles and glands?

Answer 11

Motor neurons

Question 12

What are the types of neurotransmitters?

Answer 12

• Dopamine
  
  • Acetylcholine
  • Norepinephrine
  • Serotonin
  • GABA
  • Glutamate
  • Endocannabinoids

Question 13

What do the axon do?

Answer 13

passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons

Question 14

What does the receptor do?

Answer 14

Recognize & responds to specific chemical signals