U1 AOS 2 - Neuron

Question 1

Parts of a Neuron

Answer 1

dendrite, soma, myelin, axon, axon terminal, neurotransmitter, synapse

Question 2

What is a neuron?

Answer 2

Cells that make up the brain and nervous system, which receives and transmits information

Question 3

Dendrite function

Answer 3

receives information from other neurons, called pre-synaptic neurons

Question 4

Soma function

Answer 4

contains genetic information, maintains the neuron’s structure, and provides energy to drive activities

Question 5

Axon

Answer 5

transmits signals allowing the neuron to send information to multiple other cells

Question 6

Myelin

Answer 6

allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells and helps to stop nerve signals from leaking out.

Question 7

Axon terminals

Answer 7

stores and releases a chemical messages in the form of neurotransmitters.

Question 8

Neurotransmitter

Answer 8

carry chemical signals (“messages”) from one neuron to the next target cell.

Question 9

Synapse

Answer 9

one neuron sends a message to a target neuron (an other cell.)

Question 10

neural transmission across the synapse

Answer 10

When an action potential reaches the presynaptic terminal, it causes neurotransmitter to be released from the neuron into the synaptic

Question 11

parts of the nervous system

Answer 11

PNS & CNS