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year 10 HBM

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IV the thing that is manipulated or changed on purposed during a experiment
DV the variable that is being measured during the experiment
controlled variable what must stay the same for fair results
extraneous variable things that can affect results during the experiment
aim what you are intending to investigate
hypothesis an educated guess on the outcome of the experiment
sample drawing out people to form a group of smaller people from the population
population a group of people
cerebrum frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe
cerebellum in charge of movement, coordination and balance
brainstem connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord. in charge of breathing, heart rate and temperature
frontal lobe primary motor complex, control centre of brain responsible for personality, decision making and memory.
parietal lobe brings together information from different senses, navigates information, detects touch and pain.
temporal lobe interpretation of sound from the ears. in charge of hearing, learning and feelings
occipital lobe the visual processing part of the brain. in charge of vision
left vs right hemisphere left: language and logic right: creativity and spatial skills
neuron most basic functional unit of the nervous system. receives and transmits information
type of neuron sensory neuron: carry message to CNS motor neuron: carry commands from CNS interneurons: connects neurons
parts of a neuron (label + function) dendrites: receives information soma/cell body: centre of neuron contains nucleus processes info axon: long thread part of the cell, carries signal. myelin sheath wrapping of myelin, speeds up signal axon terminals: end of neuron send signal
conscious response 1.sensory receptor register info 2. sensory neuron send info to CNS 3. brain make decision on how to respond 4.motor neuron send info away from CNS 5.skeletal muscles move
unconscious response 1.sensory receptor register info 2. sensory neurons send info to spinal cord 3. interneurons in spinal cord relay info about movement 4. motor neurons send info away from CNS 5. skeletal muscles move 6. brain receives info
what is a neurotransmitter a neurotransmitter is a chemical message
types of neurotransmitter excitatory: activate inhibitory: calm/block
CNS (central nervous system) brain + spinal cord
PNS ( peripheral nervous system connects body to spinal cord
subdivision of PNS somatic: voluntary movement autonomic: automatic movement
autonomic system nervous (ANS) sympathetic: voluntary movement parasympathetic: calm/rest
Created by: mrdino
 

 



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