The Outermost Part of the Brain That Is Made Up

question 28

Multiple Choice

The outermost part of the brain that is made up of tightly packed neurons and is only a tenth of an inch thick is called the __________

• A) amygdala.
• B) medulla.
• C) cerebellum.
• D) cortex.

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Definitions:

Distribution

In logic, the act of distributing terms across the components of a categorical syllogism; in mathematics, it refers to the distributive property involving multiplication and addition.

Median

A statistic specifying the middle value of the items in a class on a quantitative variable P.

Parasites

Organisms that live on or within another organism (the host), from which they obtain nutrients at the host's expense.

Relative Frequency

The proportion of times a particular value occurs in relation to the total number of observations.