Unit 1 study guide Flashcards
measures of central tendency
The mean, median, and mode
Mode
The most common number in a sequel
Median
The number that is in the middle of the largest and smallest number in a sequel
Mean
The total of all the numbers added together in a sequel
Natural selection
where are living organisms adapt to change in the environment
Cerebral cortex
Responsible for higher level processing including language, memory, and decision-making
Frontal lobe
Ability to plan, organize, and have social skills also key part of your personality
Occipital lobe
The part of your brain that processes what you see
Temporal lobe
it helps you understand the world around you, communicate with others, processes, feelings, and EMOTION and stores MEMORIES
Medulla
Controls heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure
Reticular activating system
A network of neurons in the brain system that regulate sleep wake cycle, Arousal, and attention (it tells you when your awake or asleep)
Cerebellum
Controls your balance. Located in the back of the head between the cerebellum and brain stem
Thalamus
Relays sensory information and sleep awareness and awakness
Hypothalamus
Controls, body temperature, heart rate, and hunger
Sympathetic nervous system
Controls or fight or flight response
Parasympathetic nervous system
responsible for the bodies digestion, and rest response from the body is relaxed, resting, or feeding.
sequence of the reflex arc
sensory neurons in electrical impulses to relay a neuron, which is located in the spinal cord
Action potential
transmits information from one part of the brain to the other
Neurotransmitters
carries messages from one nerve cell across a space to the next nerve or muscle
Hemispheric specialization
The different roles, the left and right side of the brain have during a specific neural task or behavior
Left hemisphere
responsible for language and speech, also known as the dominant hemisphere
Right hemisphere
Controls, creativity, artistic ability and musical skills
Brocas area
Deals with articulate speech
Wernickes area
responsible for language comprehension
