Health Chapter 4
pituitary gland
releases human growth hormone
all of the following medicines can cause drowsiness except
stimulants
Short sleep increases the risk of
type 2 diabetes
how much sleep do newborns need daily
16-18 hours
during which stage of sleep does a person disengage from the evironment
2
what percentage of the world lacks adquate sleep
45%
parasomnias
Abnormal behaviors such as nightmares or sleepwalking that occur during sleep.
Obstructive sleep apnea increases a person's risk for all of the following EXCEPT
Asthma
insomnia
Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
Sleep deprivation
a condition that occurs when sleep is insufficient
excessive daytime sleepiness
a disorder characterized by unusual patterns of falling asleep during normal waking hours
obstructive sleep apnea
a disorder in which a person, while asleep, stops breathing because his or her throat closes; the condition results in frequent awakenings during the night
Sleep apnea
a disorder in which the person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep
non rem sleep
a period of restful sleep dominated by slow brain waves
dysomnia
difficulty with initiating or obtaining sleep or excessive sleepiness
Somnolence
drowsiness, sluggishness, and lack of mental allertness
the american academy of sleep medicine identifies more than 80 distinct types of
dyssomnia
which is a major contributor to college students' lack of sleep
electronic devices
primary idiopathic hypersomnia
excessive daytime sleepiness without narcolepsy or the associated features of other sleep disorders
adequate sleep may enhance intellectual health in all the following ways EXCEPT by
expending energy
according to research immune function is increased in adolescents who
get more than 9 hours of sleep a night
pons
helps you enter REM sleepand keeps you down and out
narcolepsy
A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times.
which of the following countries gets the most sleep
Mexico
sleep walking occurs during
NREM stage 4
Rem sleep
Rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
restless legs syndrome
a neurological disorder characterized by uncomfortable feelings in the legs, producing a strong urge to move them
during nrem sleep
body temperature and energy use drop
hypersomnolence
excessive sleepiness
which influences a person's sleep needs
gender
pineal body
produces melatonin
hypothalamus
regulates your circadian rhythm, stimulates the pineal gland to secrete melatonin
retina
triggers regulation of melatonin
