Neuron Function Worksheet Complete Answer Guide With Solutions

NEURON FUNCTION WORKSHEET
COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS

●● What does sensory input do?
Answer: Detects changes inside and outside the body


●● What is the role of integration in the nervous system?
Answer: Processes and interprets incoming sensory information


●● What is motor output?
Answer: Activates muscles and glands in response to stimuli


●● What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
Answer: Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System
(PNS)


●● What does the Central Nervous System consist of?
Answer: Brain and spinal cord


●● What are the two divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?
Answer: Sensory (Afferent) and Motor (Efferent)

, ●● What is the function of astrocytes?
Answer: Support neurons, anchor neurons to capillaries, guide
developing neurons, form the blood-brain barrier


●● What are microglia?
Answer: Phagocytic cells that remove debris and pathogens, protecting
neurons from damage


●● What is the function of ependymal cells?
Answer: Line brain ventricles, line central canal of spinal cord, produce
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)


●● What do oligodendrocytes do?
Answer: Form myelin sheath in CNS and can myelinate several axons


●● What is the role of Schwann cells?
Answer: Form myelin in PNS and assist axonal regeneration


●● What are the main parts of a neuron?
Answer: Dendrites, soma (cell body), axon hillock, axon, axon terminals


●● What is the function of dendrites?