Neurons

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A Levels Biology (A2) Quiz on Neurons, created by Jessica Phillips on 16/10/2015.
Jessica Phillips
Quiz by Jessica Phillips, updated more than 1 year ago
Jessica Phillips
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Question 1

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[blank_start]Sensory[blank_end] neurons transmit nerve impulses from receptors to the central nervous system (CNS) - the brain and spinal cord.
Answer
  • Sensory

Question 2

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[blank_start]Motor[blank_end] neurons transmit nerve impulses from the CNS to effectors.
Answer
  • Motor

Question 3

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[blank_start]Relay[blank_end] neurons transmit nerve impulses between sensory neurons and motor neurons.
Answer
  • Relay

Question 4

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Label the diagram of a motor neuron.
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  • Nucleus
  • Dendrites
  • Axon
  • Myelin sheath
  • Cell body
  • Axon terminal

Question 5

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The direction of an impulse in a motor neurone is away from the cell body, down the axon, towards the axon terminals and effector cells.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Motor neurons...
Answer
  • Have the cell body at the beginning of the axon.
  • Have the cell body between the axon and a long dendron.
  • Have a short axon.
  • Have a long axon
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