Match the description that most accurately describes each term.(2 points)

Question

Efferent neuron -
Afferent neuron -
Dendrite -
Axon -
Node of Ranvier -
Synaptic cleft -
Myelin sheath -
Action potential -
Neurotransmitter -
Interneuron -

1. A type of neuron that sends information away from the central nervous system to the muscles or glands
2. Short, highly branched fibers that carry signals toward the cell body
3. The space between two cells
4. The fatty material surrounding some axons
5. The reversal of the electrical potential in the plasma membrane of a neuron
6. A type of neuron that send information from the sensory receptors toward the central nervous system
7. A type of neuron that sends information between sensory and motor neurons
8. Gaps in the myelin sheath
9. Long fibers that carry signals away from the cell body
10. A type of chemical released from the tip of an axon into the synaptic cleft when a nerve impulse arrives

Answer 1

Here are the terms matched with their descriptions:

1. Efferent neuron - 1. A type of neuron that sends information away from the central nervous system to the muscles or glands
2. Afferent neuron - 6. A type of neuron that sends information from the sensory receptors toward the central nervous system
3. Dendrite - 2. Short, highly branched fibers that carry signals toward the cell body
4. Axon - 9. Long fibers that carry signals away from the cell body
5. Node of Ranvier - 8. Gaps in the myelin sheath
6. Synaptic cleft - 3. The space between two cells
7. Myelin sheath - 4. The fatty material surrounding some axons
8. Action potential - 5. The reversal of the electrical potential in the plasma membrane of a neuron
9. Neurotransmitter - 10. A type of chemical released from the tip of an axon into the synaptic cleft when a nerve impulse arrives
10. Interneuron - 7. A type of neuron that sends information between sensory and motor neurons