DEFINITIONS Flashcards
1
Q
Circannual biological rhythm
A
yearly
2
Q
Infradian biological rhythm
A
less than a year but greater than 24 hours
3
Q
Circadian biological rhythm
A
24 hours
4
Q
What is the SCN
A
suprochiasimic nucleus part of the hypothalamus
5
Q
TST
A
total sleep time
6
Q
WASO
A
wakefulness sleep onset
7
Q
SOL
A
sleep onset latency
8
Q
entrained rhythm
A
certain amounts of day time and night time
9
Q
constant routine
A
kept aware all night
10
Q
polyphasic sleep
A
multiple phases, ultradian < 24hrs
11
Q
activation hypothesis
A
during REM sleep the brain is stimulating the brain to develop itself
