Neuronal & Muscular Physiology
What are the three main types of neurons?
o A) Sensory, endocrine, and motor
o B) Sensory, interneurons, and motor
o C) Interneurons, glial, and motor
o D) Sensory, interneurons, and cardiac
o Correct Answer: B
2. Which neuron is responsible for receiving information from internal and
external environments and transmitting it to the brain?
o A) Motor neuron
o B) Interneuron
o C) Sensory neuron
o D) Purkinje fiber
o Correct Answer: C,
3. What is the primary role of interneurons?
o A) Transmitting messages to muscle fibers
o B) Integrating information within a circuit so a response can occur
o C) Receiving external stimuli directly
o D) Storing calcium for muscle contraction
o Correct Answer: B
4. Which part of the neuron serves as the "highway" for the transport of
action potentials?
, o A) Dendrites
o B) Cell body
o C) Axon hillock
o D) Axon
o Correct Answer: D,
5. The cell body meets the axon at which specific location?
o A) Synaptic terminal
o B) Axon hillock
o C) Dendrite
o D) M-line
o Correct Answer: B
6. What parts of a neuron are primarily responsible for receiving signals
from other neurons?
o A) Axon and synaptic terminals
o B) Cell body and dendrites
o C) Axon hillock and M-line
o D) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
o Correct Answer: B
7. Which neuronal structure contains the cellular organelles?
o A) Axon
o B) Dendrites
o C) Cell body
o D) Synaptic terminals