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2. What is the name of the gap between the two neurones?

  • Sheath
  • Nerve
  • Synapse
  • Axon

3. Someone picks up a hot plate: by reflex they instantly drop it. What is the stimulus in this situation?

  • Sensory neurone
  • Hand
  • Hot plate
  • Bicep muscle

4. Which part of the neurone carries the nerve impulse?

  • Branching dendrites
  • Sheath
  • Axon
  • Nucleus

5. Why do neurones have fatty sheaths?

  • So electrical impulses don't cross over
  • So the axon's of the neurones don't get tangled together
  • So electrical impulses get to the second neurone faster
  • So neurones don't get too close together

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