Snakes and Ladders

Roll the dice!

Snakes and ladders

Instructions

Box 35

What is the function of the nucleolus found in the neuron's cell body?

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Which part of a neuron is most involved in receiving messages?

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Which part of a neuron is most involved in sending messages?

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What is the purpose of myelin sheath?

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Do all neurons have the same number of dendrites? Why or why not?

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What is the name of the protective covering that wraps around some neurons' axons?

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What are the small branches on an axon called, and what is their purpose?

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True or False: The myelin sheath is found on all neurons in the nervous system.

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Which part of a neuron releases neurotransmitters to activate neraby neurons?

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True or False: The axon transmits signals away from the neuron's cell body.

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What type of potentials are transmitted by the neuron's cell body?

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What is the purpose of Nodes of Ranvier?

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What is the function of Nissl bodies in the neurons?

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What is stored inside the synaptic knobs (axon terminals) of a neuron?

SNAKES

Ladders

Ladders

SNAKES

If the player lands on a square where the tail of a snake starts, they go down to a lower square where the headis located.

If the player falls on the bottom of a ladder, they move up to the top square where the ladder ends.

INSTRUCTIONS

Players start with a token - which represents each of them - in the initial square and take turns rolling the die. The tokens move according to the numbering on the board, in ascending order. If, at the end of a move, a player lands on a square where a ladder begins, they move up it to the square where it ends. If, on the other hand, they land on a square where a snake's tail begins, they move down it to the square where its head ends. If a player rolls a 6, they can move twice in a single turn. If a player rolls three consecutive 6's, they must return to the initial square and cannot move their token until they roll a 6 again. The player who reaches the final square is the winner. There is a variation where, if a player is six or fewer squares away from the end, they must roll precisely the number needed to reach it. If the number rolled exceeds the number of remaining squares, the player cannot move.