Neuron Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is a neuron?
An electrically excitable cell
2. What are the special connections which provide the signals between neurons called?
Synapses
3. Which neurons respond to one particular type of stimulus such as touch, sound, light etc.?
Sensory neurons
4. Through which signals a neuron transmits, receives and processes the information?
Electrical and chemical signals
5. During brain development and childhood, What are neurons mostly generated by?
Neural stem cells
6. Which animals have no neuron cells?
Sponges
7. Which process do neurons go through to be born?
Neurogenesis
8. Which of the following is a neurological disease?
Alzheimer's disease
9. What is the estimation of neurons in a human body?
10 - 20 billions