Module 2 Lecture Responses
Purpose: Each lecture is embedded with questions to help you think about, relate to, and
practice applying the material.
This module assignment is designed to help you actively learn
the material by responding to those questions as you read through the lecture.
Instructions: When reading the lecture notes, respond below each time you are asked to Stop
and think or to complete an activity. Enter your responses in the shaded sections. The amount
of space provided is not an indication of how much you should write.
Name:
Goal 1: Explain what neurons are and how they process information.
Neuronal Communication section
1. Activity – Labeling Parts of the Neuron: Label the parts of the neurons depicted in the
image below.
A)
G)
B)
H)
C)
I)
D)
J)
E)
K)
F)
2. Activity – Matching neuron and neuronal communication terms: Match each neuron or
neuronal communication term listed below on the left to the letter listed in front of its
definition on the right.
Cell body
A. Carry information from CNS to muscles and glands
Action potential
B. Receive messages from other neurons
Sensory neuron
C. Building block of the nervous system
Axon
D. Gap between neurons
Neurotransmitters
E. Processes neural message
Neuron
F. Electrical impulse
Dendrites
G. Carry information from sense organs/receptors to CNS
All-or-none principle
H. Conducts electrical impulses
Motor neuron
I. Impulse fires or doesn’t fire
Synapse
J. Carry information between neurons
Interneuron
K. Chemical messengers
Axon terminals
L. Containers of neurotransmitters in axon terminals
Receptors
M. Fatty substance insulating axons
Myelin sheath
N. End points of axons
Synaptic vesicles
O. Location on dendrites that receive neurotransmitters
corrections to your answers above.
Yes
No
nervous system listed below on the left to its key function listed on the right.
Central NS
Peripheral NS
Somatic NS
