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 a physiologically prompted state of reduced consciousness.
B.   Sleep is prompted by darkness.
C.   Sleep is prompted by silence and other reductions in stimulation from the environment.
D.   Sleep is a state of "global shutdown."
Question #2
Circadian rhythms follow a roughly ________-hour cycle of wakefulness and sleep.
A.   12
B.   24
C.   6
D.    36
Question #3
The two structures of your brain that regulate wakefulness and sleep are
A.   the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
B.   the cerebrum and the brain stem.
C.   the hypothalamus and the pineal gland.
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.   breathing rates.
B.   body temperature.
C.   rapid vs. non-rapid eye movement.
D.   rapid vs. non-rapid eye movement.
Question #5
Changing time zones can impact your circadian rhythms by
A.   helping stimulate longer cycles of REM sleep.
B.   stimulating your brain to be more interested in your surroundings.
C.   altering how early your brain produces melatonin.
D.   slowing the production of estrogen.
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.   hypothalamus
D.   cerebral cortex
Question #7
Primary insomnia is most often tied to
A.   substance abuse.
B.   stress.
C.   GERD.
D.   genetic factors.
Question #8
Sleep apnea is primarily characterized by
A.   pauses in breathing while one sleeps.
B.   an inability to stay asleep longer than an hour or so.
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.   central sleep apnea.
C.   obstructive 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.    two hours
B.   an hour
C.   ninety minutes
D.   twenty minutes

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