HLTH 231 Chapter 4 Quiz
Students who begin to doze off during a lecture are usually in which stage of sleep?
1
Of the following countries, in which do citizens, on average, get the most sleep?
Mexico
Sleepwalking sometimes occurs during
NREM stage 4.
During non-REM sleep
body temperature and energy use drop.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine identifies more than 80 distinct types of
dyssomnia.
Which of the following is a major contributor to college students' lack of sleep?
electronic devices
One factor contributing to narcolepsy appears to be
genetic.
During stage 4, a sleeping person's pituitary gland releases which of the following hormones?
growth hormone
Howard is 88 years old and in excellent health. All his life, he has thrived on just 5 hours of sleep a night. The most likely explanation for Howard's good health despite his lifelong short sleep habit is that he
has a genetic variant affecting his circadian rhythm.
Non-REM sleep is called slow-wave sleep because
the brain generates theta and delta waves.
Using electronic devices before bed may disrupt sleep patterns for all of the following reasons EXCEPT the
beeping sounds they sometimes produce
Sleep disorders can be diagnosed through a(n)
clinical sleep study.
When you feel groggy and disoriented after a long nap, you are experiencing
sleep inertia.