NURS 168 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
At what age do pruning what we don't use to strengthen other things? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Age 11
What area of the brain develops last? - CORRECT ANSWER - prefrontal cortex is the last
to mature
What is neurogenesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the process by which new neurons
are being formed in the brain
What does the neuro plate develop into? - CORRECT ANSWER - at 21 days it develops
into the neural tube
When does critical thinking begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - About age 8 emerges
At what rate are neurons being formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 250,000 per minute
Resting Potential? - CORRECT ANSWER - -70 mV
Action Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - -55 mV
Neurotransmitters: what was the first ever discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Idea
From a Dream, Otto Loewi
What is the function of neurotransmitters? - CORRECT ANSWER - chemical messengers,
transmitting signals between neurons in the nervous system, allowing for communication
between nerve cells, and enabling functions like movement
, Can neurons change to new environmental changes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes,
neurons can change in response to environmental changes through a process called
neuroplasticity.
Neuroplasticity - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability of the brain to form and reorganize
synaptic connections, especially in response to learning or experience or following injury.
Fetal development electrical activity? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6th week of pregnancy;
"First" electrical brain activity begins to occur
pre-natal - CORRECT ANSWER - before birth
Infancy - CORRECT ANSWER - birth to 2 years
Early Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-5 years of age
Middle and Late Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER - 6-12 years of age
Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER - 13-18 years of age
Early Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER - 19-29 years of age
Middle Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-60 years of age
Late adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER - 61 years and older
What do axons do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transmit electrical impulses, or action
potentials, to other neurons, muscles, and glands:
and CORRECT Answers
At what age do pruning what we don't use to strengthen other things? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Age 11
What area of the brain develops last? - CORRECT ANSWER - prefrontal cortex is the last
to mature
What is neurogenesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the process by which new neurons
are being formed in the brain
What does the neuro plate develop into? - CORRECT ANSWER - at 21 days it develops
into the neural tube
When does critical thinking begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - About age 8 emerges
At what rate are neurons being formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 250,000 per minute
Resting Potential? - CORRECT ANSWER - -70 mV
Action Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - -55 mV
Neurotransmitters: what was the first ever discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Idea
From a Dream, Otto Loewi
What is the function of neurotransmitters? - CORRECT ANSWER - chemical messengers,
transmitting signals between neurons in the nervous system, allowing for communication
between nerve cells, and enabling functions like movement
, Can neurons change to new environmental changes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes,
neurons can change in response to environmental changes through a process called
neuroplasticity.
Neuroplasticity - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability of the brain to form and reorganize
synaptic connections, especially in response to learning or experience or following injury.
Fetal development electrical activity? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6th week of pregnancy;
"First" electrical brain activity begins to occur
pre-natal - CORRECT ANSWER - before birth
Infancy - CORRECT ANSWER - birth to 2 years
Early Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-5 years of age
Middle and Late Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER - 6-12 years of age
Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER - 13-18 years of age
Early Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER - 19-29 years of age
Middle Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER - 30-60 years of age
Late adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER - 61 years and older
What do axons do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transmit electrical impulses, or action
potentials, to other neurons, muscles, and glands:
