Sleep Flashcards
Students will be able to 1 Describe the importance of sleep 2 Describe normal sleep architecture and specific features of the various stages of sleep 3 Understand Sleep Lingo 4 Describe normal sleep across the lifespan and how it changes 5 List mechanisms of sleep/wake in the brain a6 State the two main regulatory influences on sleep and what can result if they are out of line
1
Q
importance of sleep
A
restorative “anabolic” phase
memory consaolidation
loss can lead to somatic disability
2
Q
phases of sleep
A
non REM - N1,2,3
REM - tonic/phasic
3
Q
time majority of non-Rem Sleep occurs
A
first 1/3
4
Q
time majority of REM sleep occurs
A
latter half
5
Q
stage with slow wave sleep
A
NREM 3
6
Q
relationship between age and time spent in REM sleep
A
older gets less REM (as well as total sleep)
7
Q
stage alpha waves occur
A
awake with eyes closed
8
Q
stage theta waves occur
A
stage 1
9
Q
stage sleep spindles/K complexes occur
A
stage 2
10
Q
stage delta waves occur
A
stage 3
11
Q
age parasomnias occur
A
stage 3
12
Q
“deepest stage” of sleep
A
stage 3
13
Q
Sleep onset latency
A
time to sleep onset
14
Q
REM latency
A
time from sleep onset to REM
15
Q
wake time after sleep onset
A
amount of time spent awake after sleep onset
