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Question 41

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The pituitary gland releases

A) epinephrine, which increases relaxation and sleepiness.
B) growth hormone, which helps repair body tissues.
C) melatonin, which interacts with stimulants such as caffeine to increase alertness.
D) a chemical similar to zoldipem, a drug sold under the trade name Ambien.

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Question 42

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Which of the following statements about sleepwalking disorder is true?

A) There is no genetic link to sleepwalking.
B) Sleepwalking episodes rarely last less than 10 minutes.
C) Sleepwalkers do not respond to other people while sleepwalking.
D) Sleepwalking may be brought on by excessive sleep deprivation, fatigue, stress, illness, or sedatives.

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Restoration and growth take place during the deepest sleep stages.

The more common type of sleep apnea is ________ sleep apnea.

Person rises out of an apparently deep sleep and acts as if awake

A series of sleep ________ tests measures of the number of minutes it takes a person to fall asleep and can help an individual evaluate sleep habits to determine whether to consult a sleep center laboratory for a more thorough analysis.

If a person is awakened during stage 1 of NREM sleep, he or she will often deny having been asleep.

Most young adults have a circadian rhythm that tells them to fall asleep ________ in the evening and to wake up ________ in the morning than older adults.

Scientists have distinguished two main types of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea and ________ sleep apnea.

At which stage of NREM sleep will you feel most groggy if you are suddenly awakened from it?

Memory can be impaired by missing the REM sleep periods that come later in the sleep cycle.

Scientists believe that creative and novel ideas are more likely to flourish during which state of sleep?

Stage ________ NREM sleep is a transitional, light sleep-a relaxed half-awake stage.

Severe sleep apnea can be treated with ________ positive airway pressure, in which a small, comfortable mask is fitted over the nose to hold the air passage open, and slightly pressurized air is gently blown into the patient's nose.

The increase in the length and frequency of REM sleep episodes that are experienced when a person sleeps for a longer time after a period of sleep deprivation is called the REM ________ effect.

The type of sleep referred to as ________ eye movement sleep occupies 75 percent of sleep time and involves a four-stage sleep process that cycles throughout the night.

Having an irregular sleep schedule, as most students do, can disrupt sleep and throw off your internal ________ clock.

A new technique to treat sleep apnea, called ________, involves shrinking tissue in the back of the throat with radio-frequency energy.

In a newly identified sleep disorder called ________, affected people are awake when they eat.They binge eat late at night, have difficulty falling asleep, repeatedly awaken during the night and eat again, and then eat very little the next day.

Usually ranging from two to three hours, ________ naps are recommended when an individual knows he or she will be going to bed later than usual.