Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
Regulates Metabolism
Thyroid Gland
Receiving and processing various stimuli
Sensation
Measure electrical activity of the brain
EEG
Lobe that is responsible for processing visual stimuli
Occipital Lobe
This shortage of thyroxin causes weight gain and tiredness
Hypothyroidism
This threshold is the weakest amount of a stimulu that can be received
Absolute Threshold
This hormone contributes to the development of facial hair
Testosterone
This type of attention occurs when we focus on a particular stimuli
Selective Attention
This lobe of the brain processes tactical information
Parietal
You have 46 of these, determine your genetic makeup
Chromosomes
Lobe that is responsible for hearing
Temporal Lobe
These studies are used to test nature vs. nurture
Binship
The growth hormone
Pituitary Gland
Area that controls breathing and heartbeat
Medulla
How we interpret stimuli that we receive
Perception
The more logic based side of the brain, controlling memory for numbers and letters
Left
Relays information from the senses to the rest of the brain
Thalamus
Regulates hunger, thirst, and body temp.
Hypothalamus
This hormone prepares the body for pregnancy
Progesterone
Uses a magnetic field to measure brain structure
MRI
Area that controls speech and word formation
Brocas Area
Area that includes the motor corte, controlling voluntary movements
Frontal Lobe
Area that controls balance and coordination
Cerebellum
The more artistic side of the brain, controlling facial-recognition
Right
