Nerve Conduction

Question 1

Which list of words describes an action potential?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: all or none, membrane potential, electrical signals

Question 2

Which function is specific to the neuron?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: It generates electrochemical signals so that the body can react to stimuli.

Question 3

Which best describes an axon with myelin and an axon without myelin?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Impulse transmission would be faster in the axon with myelin.

Question 4

Which statement describes the synapse?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: It is the gap between neurons that ensures that information travels in one direction only.

Question 5

Which kind of reaction best describes the transmission of information between neurons across the synapse?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: chemical

Question 6

What new experimental method was used after a team of scientists developed a hypothesis involving mirror neurons?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: MRI “monkey see monkey do” tests on humans performing tasks

Question 7

Which best describes neurons?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Like all eukaryotic cells, neurons have a nucleus that controls the activities of the cell.

Question 8

Look at the image.Which letter correctly labels the synapse?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: B

Question 9

Which words list the correct order of activated neurons in a reflex arc?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: receptor, sensory, interneuron, motor, effector

Question 10

Which type of neuron carries information to muscle cells or glands that use information from the brain to perform actions?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: motor

Nerve Conduction Answers