Question 1

During REM sleep, there is a high level of activity within the

Accepted Answer

A)  visual association cortex. 
B)  prefrontal cortex. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  temporal cortex. 
A)  visual association cortex. 
B)  prefrontal cortex. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  amygdala. 
E)  temporal cortex.

Question 2

Which of the following characterizes REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  When woken up in this stage, people are often groggy and confused. 
B)  When in this stage people are often able to toss and turn on the bed, moving freely. 
C)  The person experiences dreams. 
D)  The person experiences vague sensations or feelings. 
E)  The person's eyes are still. 
A)  When woken up in this stage, people are often groggy and confused. 
B)  When in this stage people are often able to toss and turn on the bed, moving freely. 
C)  The person experiences dreams. 
D)  The person experiences vague sensations or feelings. 
E)  The person's eyes are still.

Question 3

__________ is one of the few medical problems that physicians treat without having physical evidence for its existence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Narcolepsy 
B)  Insomnia 
C)  Bipolar disorder 
D)  Diabetes 
E)  Hypertension 
A)  Narcolepsy 
B)  Insomnia 
C)  Bipolar disorder 
D)  Diabetes 
E)  Hypertension

Question 4

Which of the following is a reason as to why sleep stage 3 is considered to be the deepest sleep stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person in this stage is easily roused by meaningful stimuli. 
B)  A person who awakes from stage 3 is groggy and confused. 
C)  A person who awakes from this stage is alert and attentive. 
D)  Only very loud stimuli will awaken a person from stage 3 sleep. 
E)  The majority of sleep is spent in stage 3 slow-wave sleep. 
A)  A person in this stage is easily roused by meaningful stimuli. 
B)  A person who awakes from stage 3 is groggy and confused. 
C)  A person who awakes from this stage is alert and attentive. 
D)  Only very loud stimuli will awaken a person from stage 3 sleep. 
E)  The majority of sleep is spent in stage 3 slow-wave sleep.

Question 5

Explain why it is unlikely that the sleep-waking cycle is controlled by a blood-borne chemical factor.

Accepted Answer

Sleep could be the result of depletion o

Question 6

Another name for sleep stage 3 is ________ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  paradoxical 
B)  high-frequency 
C)  slow-wave 
D)  REM 
E)  rhythmic 
A)  paradoxical 
B)  high-frequency 
C)  slow-wave 
D)  REM 
E)  rhythmic

Question 7

Somnambulism is synonymous with

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep attack. 
B)  dreaming while awake. 
C)  sleepwalking. 
D)  cataplexy. 
E)  night terrors. 
A)  sleep attack. 
B)  dreaming while awake. 
C)  sleepwalking. 
D)  cataplexy. 
E)  night terrors.

Question 8

The firing rates of noradrenergic cells within the locus coeruleus

Accepted Answer

A)  are suppressed by sleeping pills. 
B)  decrease during sleep and increase at awakening. 
C)  are unrelated to behavioral arousal. 
D)  in turn alter EEG cortical arousal. 
E)  are highest during REM sleep. 
A)  are suppressed by sleeping pills. 
B)  decrease during sleep and increase at awakening. 
C)  are unrelated to behavioral arousal. 
D)  in turn alter EEG cortical arousal. 
E)  are highest during REM sleep.

Question 9

Blockade of histamine receptors will produce ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Blockade of histamine receptors will produce ________....

Question 10

The symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder are opposite to those noted in

Accepted Answer

A)  cataplexy. 
B)  situational insomnia. 
C)  somnambulism. 
D)  nocturnal enuresis. 
E)  manic-depression. 
A)  cataplexy. 
B)  situational insomnia. 
C)  somnambulism. 
D)  nocturnal enuresis. 
E)  manic-depression.

Question 11

A single cycle of non-REM and REM sleep lasts about

Accepted Answer

A)  10 minutes. 
B)  30-40 minutes. 
C)  90 minutes. 
D)  360 minutes. 
E)  8 hours. 
A)  10 minutes. 
B)  30-40 minutes. 
C)  90 minutes. 
D)  360 minutes. 
E)  8 hours.

Question 12

Doris works a stressful job, has difficulty falling asleep, and she often wakes up early. After several weeks, she agrees to participate in a sleep study to determine whether she has insomnia. It is likely that the results of her sleep study show Doris

Accepted Answer

A)  spends less time sleeping as people who do not complain of insomnia. 
B)  is lacking in the substances that promote and maintain sleep. 
C)  spends as much time sleeping as people who do not complain of insomnia. 
D)  has an excess of arousal-producing neurochemicals. 
E)  does not have insomnia. 
A)  spends less time sleeping as people who do not complain of insomnia. 
B)  is lacking in the substances that promote and maintain sleep. 
C)  spends as much time sleeping as people who do not complain of insomnia. 
D)  has an excess of arousal-producing neurochemicals. 
E)  does not have insomnia.

Question 13

________ would be expected to promote wakefulness.

Accepted Answer

A)  An adenosine agonist 
B)  A histamine antagonist 
C)  Activation of hypocretin neurons 
D)  Stimulation of the ventrolateral preoptic area 
E)  Inactivation of histamine neurons 
A)  An adenosine agonist 
B)  A histamine antagonist 
C)  Activation of hypocretin neurons 
D)  Stimulation of the ventrolateral preoptic area 
E)  Inactivation of histamine neurons

Question 14

Prolonged sleep deprivation in humans results in

Accepted Answer

A)  impaired ability to perform physical labor. 
B)  psychosis. 
C)  some perceptual distortions. 
D)  subsequent rebound recovery of lost slow-wave sleep. 
E)  a mild form of bipolar disorder. 
A)  impaired ability to perform physical labor. 
B)  psychosis. 
C)  some perceptual distortions. 
D)  subsequent rebound recovery of lost slow-wave sleep. 
E)  a mild form of bipolar disorder.

Question 15

________ during REM sleep may be controlled by projections from the dorsal pons to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscle paralysis; thalamic relay nuclei 
B)  Eye movements; cingulate cortex 
C)  Cortical arousal; lateral geniculate 
D)  Muscle paralysis; basal forebrain 
E)  Eye movements; tectum 
A)  Muscle paralysis; thalamic relay nuclei 
B)  Eye movements; cingulate cortex 
C)  Cortical arousal; lateral geniculate 
D)  Muscle paralysis; basal forebrain 
E)  Eye movements; tectum

Question 16

Microdialysis studies indicate that the synaptic level of acetylcholine within the ________ is elevated during waking as well as during REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  raphe nuclei 
C)  cerebral cortex 
D)  amygdala 
E)  ventral pons 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  raphe nuclei 
C)  cerebral cortex 
D)  amygdala 
E)  ventral pons

Question 17

Explain the relationship between the hypocretin system and the symptoms of narcolepsy.

Accepted Answer

Certain aspects of REM sleep (paralysis,

Question 18

Which animal below demonstrates REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  squirrels 
B)  snakes 
C)  frogs 
D)  insects 
E)  fish 
A)  squirrels 
B)  snakes 
C)  frogs 
D)  insects 
E)  fish

Question 19

The ________ is an instrument used to record electrical potentials from muscles during sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  myelogram 
B)  electroencephalogram 
C)  physiograph 
D)  electromyogram 
E)  retinogram 
A)  myelogram 
B)  electroencephalogram 
C)  physiograph 
D)  electromyogram 
E)  retinogram

Question 20

During slow-wave sleep, activation of the visual and auditory cortexes is ______________, whereas activation of the ________ and cerebellum is decreased.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased; thalamus 
B)  decreased; thalamus 
C)  increased; prefrontal cortex 
D)  decreased; prefrontal cortex 
E)  increased; anterior cingulate cortex 
A)  increased; thalamus 
B)  decreased; thalamus 
C)  increased; prefrontal cortex 
D)  decreased; prefrontal cortex 
E)  increased; anterior cingulate cortex

During REM sleep, there is a high level of activity within the

Which of the following characterizes REM sleep?

__________ is one of the few medical problems that physicians treat without having physical evidence for its existence.

Which of the following is a reason as to why sleep stage 3 is considered to be the deepest sleep stage?

Explain why it is unlikely that the sleep-waking cycle is controlled by a blood-borne chemical factor.

Another name for sleep stage 3 is ________ sleep.

Somnambulism is synonymous with

The firing rates of noradrenergic cells within the locus coeruleus

Blockade of histamine receptors will produce ________.

The symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder are opposite to those noted in

A single cycle of non-REM and REM sleep lasts about

Doris works a stressful job, has difficulty falling asleep, and she often wakes up early. After several weeks, she agrees to participate in a sleep study to determine whether she has insomnia. It is likely that the results of her sleep study show Doris

________ would be expected to promote wakefulness.

Prolonged sleep deprivation in humans results in

during REM sleep may be controlled by projections from the dorsal pons to the .

Microdialysis studies indicate that the synaptic level of acetylcholine within the ________ is elevated during waking as well as during REM sleep.

Explain the relationship between the hypocretin system and the symptoms of narcolepsy.

Which animal below demonstrates REM sleep?

The ________ is an instrument used to record electrical potentials from muscles during sleep.

During slow-wave sleep, activation of the visual and auditory cortexes is ______, whereas activation of the and cerebellum is decreased.

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Substance Abuse

Filters

Exam 9: Sleep and Biological Rhythms

During REM sleep, there is a high level of activity within the

Which of the following characterizes REM sleep?

__________ is one of the few medical problems that physicians treat without having physical evidence for its existence.

Which of the following is a reason as to why sleep stage 3 is considered to be the deepest sleep stage?

Explain why it is unlikely that the sleep-waking cycle is controlled by a blood-borne chemical factor.

Another name for sleep stage 3 is ________ sleep.

Somnambulism is synonymous with

The firing rates of noradrenergic cells within the locus coeruleus

Blockade of histamine receptors will produce ________.

The symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder are opposite to those noted in

A single cycle of non-REM and REM sleep lasts about

Doris works a stressful job, has difficulty falling asleep, and she often wakes up early. After several weeks, she agrees to participate in a sleep study to determine whether she has insomnia. It is likely that the results of her sleep study show Doris

________ would be expected to promote wakefulness.

Prolonged sleep deprivation in humans results in

________ during REM sleep may be controlled by projections from the dorsal pons to the ________.

Microdialysis studies indicate that the synaptic level of acetylcholine within the ________ is elevated during waking as well as during REM sleep.

Explain the relationship between the hypocretin system and the symptoms of narcolepsy.

Which animal below demonstrates REM sleep?

The ________ is an instrument used to record electrical potentials from muscles during sleep.

During slow-wave sleep, activation of the visual and auditory cortexes is ______________, whereas activation of the ________ and cerebellum is decreased.

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Substance Abuse

Filters

during REM sleep may be controlled by projections from the dorsal pons to the .

During slow-wave sleep, activation of the visual and auditory cortexes is ______, whereas activation of the and cerebellum is decreased.