Sleep / Sleep Disorders

Question 1

How many hours of sleep are required by an adult per night

Answer 1

7-8hr

Question 2

Does exercise recovery occur during sleep?

Answer 2

no

Question 3

Does tissue repair occur during sleep?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

The two main types of sleep are REM and non-REM. Which makes up the start and end of the night?

Answer 4

non-REM start of night

REM end of night

Question 5

During non-REM sleep, cerebral blood flow is reduced. T or F

Answer 5

true

Question 6

During REM sleep, cerebral blood flow is reduced. T or F

Answer 6

false, increased

Question 7

What effect does non-REM sleep have on HR

Answer 7

reduced

Question 8

What effect does non-REM sleep have on BP

Answer 8

reduced

Question 9

In which type of sleep, REM or non-REM, are muscles partially relaxed? and which type are muscles atonic (except the diaphragm and extraocular)

Answer 9

non-REM partial muscle relaxation.

REM atonic muscles except diaphragm and extraocular

Question 10

Which type of sleep, REM or non-REM, has more emotional images, and which has more narrative images?

Answer 10

REM sleep emotional images

non-REM narrative images

Question 11

Which type of sleep makes up 3/4 of the night in a young adult?

Answer 11

non-REM sleep

Question 12

What type of sleep has fast brain activity similar to being aware on EEG?

Answer 12

REM sleep

Question 13

What type of sleep shows synchronised rhythmic activity on EEG?

Answer 13

non-REM sleep

Question 14

What type of sleep is important for neonate development?

Answer 14

REM sleep

Question 15

What type of sleep is dispensable when adult?

Answer 15

REM sleep

Question 16

What type of sleep is most important for cell division?

Answer 16

non-REM

Question 17

How long is a normal circadian rhythm?

Answer 17

25hr

Question 18

In sleep deprivation, what area of the brain is most effected, and what effects does this have?

Answer 18

prefrontal cortex; causing irritability and visual illusions (not hallucinations)

Question 19

What effect does sleep deprivation have on rehearsed tasks?

Answer 19

rehearsed tasks normal

Question 20

How does sleep change in the elderly?

Answer 20

decreased total sleep time,
decreased REM sleep,
increased daytime napping (non-REM)

Question 21

During what type of sleep does bruxism (teeth grinding) occur?

Answer 21

non-REM

Question 22

During what type of sleep does sleep paralysis occur?

Answer 22

non-REM

Question 23

During what type of sleep does night terrors occur?

Answer 23

non-REM

Question 24

What age range are affected by night terrors?

Answer 24

children

Question 25

What is the medical name for sleep walking / talking?

Answer 25

confusional arousal

Question 26

During what type of sleep does confusional arousal occur?

Answer 26

non-REM

Question 27

What is the suspected cause of confusional arousal?

Answer 27

sleep deprivation

Question 28

REM sleep disorders are associated with what medical conditions?

Answer 28

(60% precede) Parkinson’s disease / basal ganglia disorders

Question 29

What does the patient experience during REM sleep disorders?

Answer 29

nightmares / acting out vivid dreams

Question 30

what gender is narcolepsy more common in

Answer 30

equal both genders

Question 31

what is cataplexy

Answer 31

involuntary loss of muscle tone

Question 32

what is the trigger for cataplexy in narcolepsy

Answer 32

emotions

Question 33

narcolepsy can cause hypnagogic hallucination when waking up. T or F

Answer 33

false, narcolepsy can cause hypnagogic hallucination at sleep onset

Question 34

what is the 1st investigation when investigating narcolepsy

Answer 34

overnight polysomnagram

Question 35

what is the 2nd investigation when investigating narcolepsy

Answer 35

multiple sleep latency test