CCSH BOARD PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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1. 16-18 hours per day; sleep Newborns
is polyphasic.
2. 14-15 hours and levels off around that value. Sleep 16 weeks
becomes less distributed, with primary sleep at night
and nap(s) during the day.
3. sleep continues to decline; duration is 10-12 hours ages 2-5 years
4. sleep becomes monophasic; duration about 10 hours age 10
5. sleep duration declines sharply to 8-9 hours; circadian adolescence,
phase delay
6. sleep duration is relatively adulthood
stable around 7-8 hours
7. sleep time decreases and a biphasic pattern may older age
re-emerge; circadian phase advance
8. With aging there is a ______ in rhythm amplitude - reduction
circadian, endocrine and metabolic
9. From early adulthood to midlife N3 _____, replaced by decreases
N1, N2 sleep, with no significant decrease in REM or
increased sleep fragmentation.
10. _____ in growth hormone (GH) parallels decrease in Decrease
SW3 (N3) from midlife to late life.
11. In late life there is _____ wake at the increased
expense of both NREM and REM sleep.
12. irregular
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Heart rate in REM is
Regular or irregular
13. Heart rate in NREM is Regular
Regular or irregular ?
14. Respiratory rate in REM is irregular
Regular or irregular ?
15. Respiratory rate in NREM is Regular
Regular or irregular ?
16. Blood pressure in REM is variable
Regular or variable?
17. Blood pressure in NREM is Regular
Regular or variable?
18. Skeletal muscle tone in REM is absent
Preserved or absent?
19. Skeletal muscle tone in NREM is Preserved
Preserved or absent?
20. increased
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Brain 02 consumption in REM is
Reduced or increased?
21. Brain 02 consumption in NREM is Reduced
Reduced or increased?
22. Response to Co2 in REM is depressed
Same as W or depressed?
23. Response to Co2 in NREM is Same as W
Same as W or depressed?
24. Response to O2 in REM is Same as W
Same as W or depressed?
25. Response to O2 in NREM is Same as W
Same as W or depressed?
26. Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in REM is frequent
Infrequent or frequent?
27. Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in NREM is Infrequent
Infrequent or frequent?
28. temperature in REM is poikilothermic
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?
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29. temperature in NREM is Homeothermic
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?
30. Process C or Process S? Process S
a longer time awake, the drive for steep (sleep need)
builds up emonentiaily, and dissipates over the course
of steep
31. Process C or Process S? Process S
SWS/N3 decreasing over successive NREM sleep cy-
cles reflects this process, with higher N3 after sleep
deprivation
32. Process C or Process S? Process C
pacemaker is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of
the hypothalamus
33. Process C or Process S? Process C
directs the 24-hour
cycle or endogenous
(internal) biological rhythm
34. Process C or Process S? Process C
Body temperature is a marker
35. Process C or Process S? Process C
cortisol and melatonin are markers
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1. 16-18 hours per day; sleep Newborns
is polyphasic.
2. 14-15 hours and levels off around that value. Sleep 16 weeks
becomes less distributed, with primary sleep at night
and nap(s) during the day.
3. sleep continues to decline; duration is 10-12 hours ages 2-5 years
4. sleep becomes monophasic; duration about 10 hours age 10
5. sleep duration declines sharply to 8-9 hours; circadian adolescence,
phase delay
6. sleep duration is relatively adulthood
stable around 7-8 hours
7. sleep time decreases and a biphasic pattern may older age
re-emerge; circadian phase advance
8. With aging there is a ______ in rhythm amplitude - reduction
circadian, endocrine and metabolic
9. From early adulthood to midlife N3 _____, replaced by decreases
N1, N2 sleep, with no significant decrease in REM or
increased sleep fragmentation.
10. _____ in growth hormone (GH) parallels decrease in Decrease
SW3 (N3) from midlife to late life.
11. In late life there is _____ wake at the increased
expense of both NREM and REM sleep.
12. irregular
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Heart rate in REM is
Regular or irregular
13. Heart rate in NREM is Regular
Regular or irregular ?
14. Respiratory rate in REM is irregular
Regular or irregular ?
15. Respiratory rate in NREM is Regular
Regular or irregular ?
16. Blood pressure in REM is variable
Regular or variable?
17. Blood pressure in NREM is Regular
Regular or variable?
18. Skeletal muscle tone in REM is absent
Preserved or absent?
19. Skeletal muscle tone in NREM is Preserved
Preserved or absent?
20. increased
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Brain 02 consumption in REM is
Reduced or increased?
21. Brain 02 consumption in NREM is Reduced
Reduced or increased?
22. Response to Co2 in REM is depressed
Same as W or depressed?
23. Response to Co2 in NREM is Same as W
Same as W or depressed?
24. Response to O2 in REM is Same as W
Same as W or depressed?
25. Response to O2 in NREM is Same as W
Same as W or depressed?
26. Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in REM is frequent
Infrequent or frequent?
27. Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in NREM is Infrequent
Infrequent or frequent?
28. temperature in REM is poikilothermic
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?
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29. temperature in NREM is Homeothermic
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?
30. Process C or Process S? Process S
a longer time awake, the drive for steep (sleep need)
builds up emonentiaily, and dissipates over the course
of steep
31. Process C or Process S? Process S
SWS/N3 decreasing over successive NREM sleep cy-
cles reflects this process, with higher N3 after sleep
deprivation
32. Process C or Process S? Process C
pacemaker is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of
the hypothalamus
33. Process C or Process S? Process C
directs the 24-hour
cycle or endogenous
(internal) biological rhythm
34. Process C or Process S? Process C
Body temperature is a marker
35. Process C or Process S? Process C
cortisol and melatonin are markers
