HERZING UNIVERSITY MSN-DE
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ mein/e.
Answer: my (first person singular)
◍ average life expectancy.
Answer: 80 years
◍ dein/e.
Answer: your (informal, second person singular)
◍ sein/e.
Answer: his, its (third person singular)
◍ ihr/e.
Answer: hers (third person singular)
◍ xies/e.
Answer: their (gender neutral, third person singular)
◍ unser/e.
Answer: our (first person plural)
◍ influences on life expectancy.
Answer: -gender: girls born in the US today can expect to live about 5 years
longer than boys-gentics-lifestyle factors-socioeconomic status
◍ euer/e.
, Answer: your / y'all's (second person plural)
◍ in late adulthood, the skin.
Answer: loses collagen and elasticity, thins, "age spots"
◍ ihr/e (plural).
Answer: their (third person plural)
◍ changes in appearance late adulthood.
Answer: nose and ears grow, hair loses pigment and thins, loss of bone
density, muscle mass, and strength
◍ Ihr/e (formal).
Answer: your (formal, second person singular)
◍ die Armbanduhr, die Armbanduhren.
Answer: watch(es)
◍ changes in nervous system.
Answer: brain shrinks, myelin loss
◍ myelin loss.
Answer: contributes to cognitive declines, most significant in frontal lobes
and corpus callous
◍ die Bankkarte, die Bankkarten.
Answer: bank/debit card(s)
◍ die Bibliothek, die Bibliotheken.
Answer: library(ies)
◍ das Buch, die Bücher.
Answer: book(s)
◍ der Computer, die Computer.
Answer: computer(s)
◍ compensation for cognitive declines.
Answer: show more brain activity over a larger area and use different brain
areas
, ◍ das Fahrrad, die Fahrräder.
Answer: bike(s)
◍ cognitive reserve.
Answer: the ability to make flexible and efficient use of available brain
resources that permit cognitive, efficiency, flexibility, and adaptability
◍ neurogenesis occurs.
Answer: throughout the lifespan in the hippocampus
◍ der Gegenstand, die Gegenstände.
Answer: object(s)
◍ neurogenesis is reduced in.
Answer: individuals with dementia
◍ cataracts.
Answer: clouding of the lens resulting in blurred vision
◍ macular degeneration.
Answer: loss of cells in the center area of the retina (macula) causing
blurring and eventual loss of central vision
◍ cardiovascular changes.
Answer: heart loses cells and becomes rigid, arteries stiffen and walls
accumulate plaque
◍ respiratory changes.
Answer: lungs lose cells and elasticity, reducing oxygen flow
◍ immune system.
Answer: less efficient, higher risk for diseases
◍ die Hochschule, die Hochschulen.
Answer: college(s), university(ies)
◍ compression of morbidity.
Answer: adults in industrialized nations age well and delay stability and
disease until the final months or years of life