A Meta-Analysis Helps to Generate New Practice Evidence and Knowledge

question 31

Multiple Choice

A meta-analysis helps to generate new practice evidence and knowledge by:

• A) combining results of quantitative and qualitative studies.
• B) examining the theoretical basis of the research literature.
• C) providing guidelines for designing laboratory-based experiments to generate new evidence.
• D) using statistical methods to combine the results of several quantitative studies.

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

A biological barrier that demarcates the internal space of every cell from the external world, overseeing the transport of elements entering and exiting the cells.

Depolarization

A reduction in the difference in voltage across a cell's plasma membrane, making it more positive inside.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative, and often reducing the likelihood of producing a nerve impulse.

Repolarization

The process of restoring the resting negative charge inside a cell membrane after depolarization, crucial for the function of nerve and muscle cells.