Download AP PSYCHOLOGY NEURON QUIZ, CHAPTER 2

AP PSYCHOLOGY NEURON QUIZ, CHAPTER 2
The body’s two coordinating and integrating systems are:
1._____________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________
3.
The smallest unit in the nervous system is the _________________
4.
The part of the neuron that carries outgoing messages either to another neuron or to a muscle or
gland is the _______________________
5.
The white, fatty covering that surrounds some axons is ___________________.
6, 7. “white matter” refers to __________________, while “gray matter” refers to ______________.
Choose from the terms below for the next three questions:
Afferent neurons
Active neurons
Efferent neurons
Interneurons
8. Neurons whose primary purpose is to collect information from the sensory organs and carry that
information to the spinal cord or brain are called _____________
9.
Neurons whose primary purpose is to carry messages from the spinal cord or the brain to the
muscles and glands are called _________________
10. Neurons in the brain that carry messages from one neuron to another and do most of the work of
the nervous systems are called ______________________________
11. Cells that form the myelin sheath are called _________________
12. Electrically charged particles found both inside and outside the neuron are
_________________________.