Nervous Tissue
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Which of the following best describes the shape of a neuron?
Cuboidal shaped cell
Star-shaped cell
Spindle-shaped cell
Cylindrical shaped cell
Identify the part of the neuron which first receives an electrical impulse.
Axon ends
Cyton
Myelin sheath
Dendrites
Label the parts of a neuron in the figure
(a) Dendrites (b) Cyton (c) Axon (d) Axon terminals
(a) Dendrites (b) Axon (c) Cyton (d) Axon terminals
(a) Dendrites (b) Axon terminals (c) Axon (d) Cyton
(a) Axon (b) Cyton (c) Dendrites (d) Axon terminals
Cyton, axon, node of Ranvier, internode.
A nerve is a bundle of nerve fibres.
- True
- False
Axons bundled together form a muscle tissue.
Cyton
Dendrons
- Insulation of neurons.
- Synthesising neurotransmitters for neurons.
- Providing nourishment to neurons.
- Protection of neurons from pathogens.
Name the three distinct parts of a neuron.
Flagella
Cell body
Dendrites
Axon
- Neuron
- Connective tissue
- Ciliated epithelium
- Muscular tissue
What is the functional unit of nervous system? What are Dendrites?
Pick out the odd member.
Neuron: cyton, dendron, nucleus, lignin, axon.
- bone
- muscle
- cartilage
- blood
The above diagram is
name the kind of animal tissue in which
(i)cells are flat, cuboidal or columnar, forming protective layer
(iI)cells produce and pour out chemical substances
(iii)cells can contract and relax
(iv)cells can conduct impulses
Identify the odd term in the set given and name the category to which the remaining three belong.
Cyton
Photon
Axon
Dendron
Dendrites are present on
Axon ends
Dendrites
Cyton
Myelin sheath
Which amongst the following is known as the functional unit of the nervous system?
- Nerves
- Neuron
- Nephron
- Nephridia
Human nerve fiber is comprised of a cylindrical membranes containing a
red
colourless
green
conducting
- Epithelial tissue
- Muscular tissue
- Nervous tissue
- Connective tissue
Which of the following is an example of a single cell which can change its shape?
WBC
Fat cell
Skin cell
Nerve cell
Neural tissue is made up of elongated cells called
- Medulla in forebrain
- Hypothalamus in midbrain
- Medulla in hindbrain
- Pituitary in hindbrain
- Neuron
- Axon
- Dendrites
- Cyton
About how many cells does an adult human body have?
100 Million
100 Trillion
100 Thousand
100 Billion
WHAT IS THE ANOTHER NAME OF NERVOUS CELL?