SLEEP

Question 1

HOW MUCH OF OUR LIVES DO WE SPEND SLEEPING?

Answer 1

ONE THIRD

Question 2

MOST ADULTS REQUIRE HOW MANY HOURS SLEEP?

Answer 2

7 TO 8

Question 3

HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP DO INFANTS REQUIRE A DAY?

Answer 3

16

Question 4

HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP DO TEENAGERS NEED?

Answer 4

9

Question 5

IN RELATION TO SLEEP, AS PEOPLE AGE THEY TEND TO?

Answer 5

SLEEP MORE LIGHTLY AND FOR SHORTER TIMES

Question 6

WHAT DID ADOLF BERGER (1928) DISCOVER?

Answer 6

BY PLACING ELECTRODES ON THE HUMAN SCALP AND AMPLIFYING THE SIGNAL, HE COULD DISPLAY THE UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY.

Question 7

WHAT DOES ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) RECORD?

Answer 7

ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN THROUGH ELECTRODES ATTACHED TO THE SCALP

Question 8

WHAT DO ELECTROMYOGRAMS RECORD?

Answer 8

MUSCLE ACTIVITY THROUGH ELECTRODES ATTACHED TO THE CHIN

Question 9

WHAT DO ELECTRO-OCULOGRAMS RECORD?

Answer 9

EYE MOVEMENTS THROUGH ELECTRODES ATTACHED AROUND THE EYE

Question 10

WHAT DOES BETA ACTIVITY CONSIST OF?

Answer 10

IRREGULAR, HIGHER CONSISTENCY WAVES OF 13-30HZ

Question 11

WHEN DOES BETA ACTIVITY OCCUR?

Answer 11

WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS ALERT AND ACTIVE

Question 12

WHAT DOES ALPHA ACTIVITY CONSIST OF?

Answer 12

REGULAR, MEDIUM FREQUENCY WAVES OF 8-12HZ

Question 13

WHEN IS ALPHA ACTIVITY SEEN?

Answer 13

WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS RELAXED AND DROWSY

Question 14

HOW MANY STAGES OF SLEEP ARE THERE?

Answer 14

4

Question 15

WHAT IS REM SLEEP?

Answer 15

AN ACTIVE FORM OF SLEEP