Question 1
What type of cell carries electrical signals throughout the nervous system?
- Neuron
- Bone cell
- Muscle cell
- Red blood cell
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Neuron
Science · Body & Mind
Neuroscience trivia quiz
Neuroscience trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Neuroscience questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Neuroscience questions cover
- Language
- Action Potentials
- Memory
- Movement
- Neural Cells
- Neurotransmitters
- Sleep
- Vision
- Autonomic System
- Basal Ganglia
- Cell Parts
- Cerebellum
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Question 2
Which long extension carries signals away from a nerve cell's body?
- Nucleus
- Axon
- Dendrite
- Synapse
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Axon
Question 3
Which branch-like extensions usually receive incoming signals on a nerve cell?
- Myelin sheaths
- Synapses
- Dendrites
- Axons
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Dendrites
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Neuroscience match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Neuroscience questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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