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By Jennifer Istre
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Which phrase best describes your entire nervous system?
Extensive and complex
Localized and inefficient
Unicellular and microscopic
Mindless and automatic
An impulse traveling through your nervous system is most similar to:
A feather floating on the breeze
A noise traveling through the air
An electric signal traveling through a series of telephone lines
A truck driving down an interstate highway
In what way are neurons different from other cells in your body?
Neurons don't have a nuclei; your other cells do
Neurons have cell walls, your other cells don't
Neurons have processes, your other cells don't
Neurons don't contain DNA; your other cells do
What is the main purpose of the myelin sheaths around your neurons?
They convert chemical signals into electrical signals
They receive information from neighboring neurons
They convert electrical signals into chemical signals
They quicken the speed at which nerve impulses travel
Which of the following animals most closely resembles an axon?
Where can you find a synapse?
Inside the nucleus of a neuron
Between a neuron's dendrite and its terminal
Between separate neurons
Surrounding the body of a neuron
What is the best synonym for "neurotransmitter?"
Chemical messenger
Electric signal
Impulse receptor
Muscle spasm
Where in your body might you find sensory neurons?
Inside your muscles
Inside your mouth
Inside your brain
Inside your stomach
What part of a neuron is most similar to the other cells in your body?
The terminal
The axon
The dendrite
The soma