The Part of the CNS That Adjusts Voluntary and Involuntary

question 90

Multiple Choice

The part of the CNS that adjusts voluntary and involuntary motor activities on the basis of sensory information and stored memory of previous movements is the

• A) medulla oblongata.
• B) cerebellum.
• C) midbrain.
• D) diencephalon.
• E) thalamus.

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Definitions:

Empirical Rule

The Empirical Rule, also known as the 68-95-99.7 rule, states that for a normal distribution, roughly 68% of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two standard deviations, and 99.7% within three standard deviations.

Coefficient of Variation

A statistical measure that shows the dispersion of data points or distribution relative to the mean, usually expressed as a percentage.

Standard Deviation

It quantifies the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Variance

A measure of the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.