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CCSH Physiological and Behavioral Aspects of Sleep test questions and answers.
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CCSH: Physiologicaland Behavioral
Aspects of Sleep test
questions and answers
The raphe serotonergic system in the rostral
brainstem and the locus- coeruleus-noradrenaline
(norepineph rine) system have been implicated in -
answer Generalized arousal
Various neurotransmitters such as glutamate,
acetylcholine, noradrenalin, serotonin, dopamine,
histamine are involved in the establishment and
maintenance of - answer Wake behavior
Neurotransmitters and peptides including
adenosine, somatostatin, growth-hormone-
releasing hormone, delta-sleep-inducing peptide,
prostaglandin D2, and cytokines have sleep-
promoting properties and seem to be responsible
for the biochemical control of - answer NREM Sleep
Habitual sleep of less than
, 6-7 hours each night is associated with - answer
increased blood pressure, reduced blood levels of
anabolic
hormones (e.g., growth hormone and prolactin)
required for tissue repair, increase in the stress
hormone
cortisol during evening hours when cortisol is
usually low
Individuals whose sleep is restricted to 6 or fewer
hours each night for 1 week under experimental
conditions had cognitive impairments equal to that
of _______ of total sleep loss, but they often
reported minimal sleepiness and overestimated
their ability to carry out simple tasks. - answer One
to two nights
Brain activity and blood flow show a decrease from
wakefulness,
especially in cerebral cortex during: - answer NREM
Heart rate and blood pressure show decreases
from wakefulness during: - answer NREM
Sympathetic nerve activity decreases from
wakefulness during: - answer NREM
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