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Assessment questions that may be used at varying levels after playing the game. Instructors or students can test their knowledge of the material using these sample questions. These example questions may serve as a useful guide in creating questions to assess knowledge of cable properties in action potential conduction.

Sample Assessment Questions
Introductory Level (high school or lower-level undergraduate students)	Moderate Level (third- or fourth-year undergraduate students)	Advanced Level (upper-level undergraduate or graduate students)
What membrane changes can help an action potential move down the axon?	Would an increase or decrease in membrane resistance allow an action potential to propagate faster?	How does membrane resistance impact action potential conduction velocity?
How can a neuron increase its membrane resistance?	What does myelin do to a neuron’s membrane resistance?	How does myelin affect resistance and capacitance and what does that do to action potential propagation?
How does axon diameter impact action potential propagation?	Would an increase or decrease in axon diameter speed up an action potential?	How do myelinated axons speed up an action potential more than larger diameter axons?
What enters the cell at the Node of Ravnier?	What type of ion channels are located at the Node of Ranvier?	What factors influence the movement of sodium ions at the Nodes of Ranvier?
If sodium ions enter the cell, what happens to the voltage?	During summation, which ions would lead to an increase amplitude of the signal?	How can the reversal potential for sodium influence movement into the cell to summate and increase the voltage?