THE MINDS MACHINE COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Glial Cells
Answer: also called glia; nonneural brain cells that provide structural,
nutritional, and other types of support to the brain
●● Synapse
Answer: the cellular location at which information is transmitted from a
neuron to another cell
●● Input Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron that receives information from other
neurons or from specialized sensory structures
●● Dendrite
Answer: an extension of the cell body that receives information from
other neurons
●● Integration Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron that initiates neural electrical activity
,●● Cell Body
Answer: also called soma; the region of a neuron that is defined by the
presence of the cell nucleus
●● Conduction Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron--typically the axon--over which the action
potential is actively propagated
●● Axon
Answer: also called nerve fiber; a single extension from the nerve cell
that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon terminal
●● Output Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron at which the cell sends information to
another cell
●● Axon Terminal
Answer: also called synaptic bouton; the end of an axon or axon
collateral, which forms a synapse with a neuron or other target cell
●● Motoneuron
Answer: a neuron that transmits neural messages to the muscles (or
glands)
, ●● Sensory Neuron
Answer: a nerve cell that is directly affected by changes in the
environment, such as light, odor, or touch
●● Interneuron
Answer: a nerve cell that is neither a sensory neuron nor a motoneuron;
receive input from and send output to other neurons
●● Multipolar Neuron
Answer: a nerve cell that has many dendrites and a single axon
●● Bipolar Neuron
Answer: a nerve cell that has a single dendrite at one end and a single
axon on the other end
●● Unipolar Neuron
Answer: also called a monopolar neuron; a nerve cell with a single
branch that leaves the cell body and then extends in two directions; one
end is the input zone, and the other end is the output zone
●● Presynaptic
Answer: located on the "transmitting" side of a synapse
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Glial Cells
Answer: also called glia; nonneural brain cells that provide structural,
nutritional, and other types of support to the brain
●● Synapse
Answer: the cellular location at which information is transmitted from a
neuron to another cell
●● Input Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron that receives information from other
neurons or from specialized sensory structures
●● Dendrite
Answer: an extension of the cell body that receives information from
other neurons
●● Integration Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron that initiates neural electrical activity
,●● Cell Body
Answer: also called soma; the region of a neuron that is defined by the
presence of the cell nucleus
●● Conduction Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron--typically the axon--over which the action
potential is actively propagated
●● Axon
Answer: also called nerve fiber; a single extension from the nerve cell
that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon terminal
●● Output Zone
Answer: the part of a neuron at which the cell sends information to
another cell
●● Axon Terminal
Answer: also called synaptic bouton; the end of an axon or axon
collateral, which forms a synapse with a neuron or other target cell
●● Motoneuron
Answer: a neuron that transmits neural messages to the muscles (or
glands)
, ●● Sensory Neuron
Answer: a nerve cell that is directly affected by changes in the
environment, such as light, odor, or touch
●● Interneuron
Answer: a nerve cell that is neither a sensory neuron nor a motoneuron;
receive input from and send output to other neurons
●● Multipolar Neuron
Answer: a nerve cell that has many dendrites and a single axon
●● Bipolar Neuron
Answer: a nerve cell that has a single dendrite at one end and a single
axon on the other end
●● Unipolar Neuron
Answer: also called a monopolar neuron; a nerve cell with a single
branch that leaves the cell body and then extends in two directions; one
end is the input zone, and the other end is the output zone
●● Presynaptic
Answer: located on the "transmitting" side of a synapse
