SLEEP

Question 1

the most common altered state people experience is the one they spend about a third of their lives in on a nightly basis

Answer 1

sleep

Question 2

once referred to as “the gentle tyrant”

Answer 2

Sleep

Question 3

one of the human body’s biological rhythms, natural cycles of activity that the body must go through.

Answer 3

Sleep

Question 4

circadian rhythm

Answer 4

sleep–wake cycle

Question 5

cycle that takes “about a day” to complete.

Answer 5

circadian rhythm

Question 6

comes from two Latin words, circa (“about”) and diem (“day”)

Answer 6

circadian rhythm

Question 7

controlled the sleep-wake cycle

Answer 7

brain (hypothalamus)

Question 8

the tiny section of the brain that influences the glandular system

Answer 8

hypothalamus

Question 9

a hormone normally secreted by the pineal gland

Answer 9

melatonin

Question 10

the internal clock that tells people when to wake up and when to fall asleep

Answer 10

suprachiasmatic nucleus or SCN

Question 11

is influenced the secretion of melatonin by a structure deep within the tiny hypothalamus

Answer 11

suprachiasmatic nucleus
or SCN

Question 12

secrete melatonin, located in the base of the brain

Answer 12

pineal gland

Question 13

sensitive to changes in light

daylight fades, the ____ tells the pineal gland to secrete melatonin

Answer 13

SCN or Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 14

used to treat a condition called jet lag

Answer 14

melatonin supplements

Question 15

body’s circadian rhythm has been disrupted by traveling to another time zone

Answer 15

jet lag

Question 16

active during wakefulness, less active during SWS (Slow wave sleep) , and relatively inactive during REM

Answer 16

serotonin-producing neurons

Question 17

other neurotransmitters are associated
with arousal and sleep regulation

Answer 17

serotonin

Question 18

part of the hypothalamus, controls body temperature

Answer 18

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 19

body temperature which makes people more alert

Answer 19

higher body temperature

Question 20

body temperature which makes people sleepy

Answer 20

lower body temperature,

Question 21

may be responsible for resetting the body’s biological “clock” to a 24-hour cycle every day.

Answer 21

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 22

brief sidesteps into sleep lasting only seconds

Answer 22

microsleeps

Question 23

enhances the synaptic connections among neurons, thus increasing the plasticity of the brain

Answer 23

sleep

Question 24

the brain’s ability to adapt to experiences

Answer 24

plasticity of the brain

Question 25

trembling hands, in-attention, staring off into space, droopy eyelids, and general discomfort, irritability and even depression.

Answer 25

symptoms of sleep depriivation