Anatomy Of Sleep Technological Flashcards
1
Q
What does ARAS stand for?
A
Ascending Reticular Activating System
2
Q
What does VLPO stand for?
A
Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus
3
Q
What does Serotonin help regulate?
A
Serotonin helps regulate sleep onset
4
Q
What does Norepinephrine promote?
A
Alertness
5
Q
When does Norepinephrine increase?
A
When awake
6
Q
What is melatonin considered?
A
A neurotransmitter
7
Q
When does acetylcholine increase?
A
During Wake and Rem
8
Q
What effect does tiredness have on Adenosine?
A
Adenosine increases with sleep deprivation
9
Q
How to decrease Adenosine??
A
Sleeping will allow the VLPO to consume the adenosine
10
Q
When does Histamine increase?
A
During wake
11
Q
What happens when the Histamine receptor is blocked?
A
It increases drowsiness
12
Q
When should Hypocretin be elevated?
A
During wake
