SYNAPSE JEOPARDY BrainU 101, 2015 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Instructions Split the group into two teams that will be presented with a table similar to: The first team chooses a category value. The leader clicks on the selection to bring up the definition and the team tries to identify the correct concept. If the team fails to answer correctly, the other team gets one opportunity to answer. If neither team guesses correctly, those points are not awarded. The team with the correct answer wins the number of points on the chart. Play continues until time runs out or all items on the board have been selected. The team with the most accumulated points wins!

Synapse Jeopardy game board Neuron PartsSynapse Macro Structure Synapse Micro Structure Neuronal Signals

Neuron Parts 100 points The neuronal process that sends the signal or message away from the cell body toward target cells or neurons. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Axon Click to return to the table Neuron Parts 100 points The neuronal process that sends the signal or message away from the cell body toward target cells or neurons.

Neuron Parts 200 points The bulbous part of the neuron, also called the soma, that contains the nucleus. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Cell Body Click to return to the table Neuron Parts 200 points The bulbous part of the neuron, also called the soma, that contains the nucleus.

Neuron Parts 300 points Tree-like extension of the neuronal cell body; receives chemical neurotransmitter signals or messages from other neurons. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Dendrite Click to return to the table Neuron Parts 300 points Tree-like extension of the neuronal cell body; receives chemical neurotransmitter signals or messages from other neurons.

Synapse Macro Structure 100 points The neuron that releases the neurotransmitter. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Pre-synaptic Neuron Click to return to the table Synapse Macro Structure 100 points The neuron that releases the neurotransmitter.

Synapse Macro Structure 200 points The neuron whose dendrites receive the neurotransmitter. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Post-synaptic Neuron Click to return to the table Synapse Macro Structure 200 points The neuron whose dendrites receive the neurotransmitter.

Synapse Macro Structure 300 points The space between neurons across which neurotransmitters diffuse. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Synaptic Cleft Click to return to the table Synapse Macro Structure 300 points The space between neurons across which neurotransmitters diffuse.

Synapse Micro Structure 100 points A chemical, released by nerve terminals at a synapse, that crosses the synapse carrying information from the nerve terminal (pre-synaptic cell) to the dendrite (post-synaptic cell). Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Neurotransmitter Click to return to the table Synapse Micro Structure 100 points A chemical, released by nerve terminals at a synapse, that crosses the synapse carrying information from the nerve terminal (pre-synaptic cell) to the dendrite (post-synaptic cell).

Synapse Micro Structure 200 points A special molecule on a dendrite that tastes each specific neurotransmitter. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Receptor Click to return to the table Synapse Micro Structure 200 points A special molecule on a dendrite that tastes each specific neurotransmitter.

Synapse Micro Structure 300 points Membrane-bound compartment which contains neurotransmitters. It releases its content into the synaptic cleft. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Synaptic Vesicle Click to return to the table Synapse Micro Structure 300 points Membrane-bound compartment which contains neurotransmitters. It releases its content into the synaptic cleft.

Neuronal Signals 100 points The place where one neuron connects to another. It includes the nerve terminal of the first neuron, the place on the second neuron with receptors, and the space between them. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Synapse Click to return to the table Neuronal Signals 100 points The place where one neuron connects to another. It includes the nerve terminal of the first neuron, the place on the second neuron with receptors, and the space between them.

Neuronal Signals 200 points An electrical signal that travels along the axon, away from the cell body to the axon terminal where it triggers the release of neurotransmitters. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Action Potential Click to return to the table Neuronal Signals 200 points An electrical signal that travels along the axon, away from the cell body to the axon terminal where it triggers the release of neurotransmitters.

Neuronal Signals 300 points The set of neurons that are connected in sequence to produce a sensation, behavior, or function. Click to return to the table Click here to reveal the correct concept

Neural Circuit Click to return to the table Neuronal Signals 300 points The set of neurons that are connected in sequence to produce a sensation, behavior, or function.

Synapse Jeopardy game board KEY Neuron PartsSynapse Macro Structure Synapse Micro Structure Neuronal Signals AxonPre-synaptic Neuron NeurotransmitterSynapse Cell bodyPost-synaptic Neuron ReceptorAction Potential DendriteSynaptic CleftSynaptic VesicleNeural Circuit