HLE 1150 - Personal and Community Health » Spring 2021 » Quiz 4 Sleep your Body and Mind

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Question #1
Which of the following statements about sleep is correct?
A.   Sleep is prompted by darkness.
B.   Sleep is prompted by silence and other reductions in stimulation from the environment.
C.   Sleep is a physiologically prompted state of reduced consciousness.
D.   Sleep is a state of "global shutdown."
Question #2
Circadian rhythms follow a roughly ________-hour cycle of wakefulness and sleep.
A.   12
B.    36
C.   24
D.   6
Question #3
The two structures of your brain that regulate wakefulness and sleep are
A.   the hypothalamus and the pineal gland.
B.   the cerebrum and the brain stem.
C.   the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
D.   the brain stem and the hypothalamus.
Question #4
The five basic stages of sleep are further classified into two distinct orders characterized by
A.   rapid vs. non-rapid eye movement.
B.   rapid vs. non-rapid eye movement.
C.   breathing rates.
D.   body temperature.
Question #5
Changing time zones can impact your circadian rhythms by
A.   altering how early your brain produces melatonin.
B.   stimulating your brain to be more interested in your surroundings.
C.   slowing the production of estrogen.
D.   helping stimulate longer cycles of REM sleep.
Question #6
Remaining active during sleep, the brain's ________ is the thinking area and outermost "bark" of the cerebrum.
A.   pons
B.   pineal gland
C.   cerebral cortex
D.   hypothalamus
Question #7
Primary insomnia is most often tied to
A.   stress.
B.   genetic factors.
C.   GERD.
D.   substance abuse.
Question #8
Sleep apnea is primarily characterized by
A.   an inability to stay asleep longer than an hour or so.
B.   pauses in breathing while one sleeps.
C.   sensory disturbances in the sleep environment.
D.    jerking of the legs and arms during sleep.
Question #9
The disorder in which the brain fails to regulate the sleep-wake cycles in a normal fashion is called
A.   narcolepsy.
B.   obstructive sleep apnea.
C.   central sleep apnea.
D.   parasomnia.
Question #10
If you've gone to bed but cannot fall asleep in ________, get up and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy again and can head back to bed.
A.   twenty minutes
B.    two hours
C.   ninety minutes
D.   an hour

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