Question 4

The following diagram is of a neurone in the mammalian nervous system.

 

Image

(a) Label the structures numbered 1 through to 6.

 

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

[ 6 ]

(b) Identify the type of neurone shown in the diagram above.

[ 1 ]

(c) Identify the role of the neurone identified in the diagram.

 

[ 1 ]

(d) Explain the importance of the structures labelled 5 in the diagram.

 

[ 1 ]

(v) Describe the structure labelled 3 in the diagram and its importance in neurone

functioning.

[ 3 ]

[Total: 12 marks]

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