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circadian rhythm correct answers rhythm that completes a full cycle every 24 hours; synonym for diurnal rhythm enuresis correct answers involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntary urinates during the night. hypersomnia correct answers condition characterized by excessive sleeping, especially daytime sleeping insomnia correct answers difficulty in falling asleep, intermittent sleep, or early awakening from sleep melatonin correct answers a natural chemical produced at night that decreases wakefulness and promotes sleep narcolepsy correct answers condition characterized by an uncontrolled desire to sleep non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep correct answers non-rapid eye movement that characterizes four stages of sleep obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) correct answers in adults 5 or more predominantly obstructive respiratory events (the absence of breathing [apnea] or diminished breathing efforts [hypopnea] or respiratory effort-related arousals) during sleep, accompanied by sleepiness, fatigue, insomnia, snoring, subjective nocturnal respiratory disturbance, or observed apnea and associated health disorders (hypertension, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetes, cognitive dysfunction, or mood disorder) airway gets partially or completely blocked when you sleep parasomnias correct answers patterns of waking behavior that appear during sleep (e.g., sleep walking, sleep talking, nocturnal erections) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep correct answers stage that constitutes 20-25% of a person's nightly sleep; person is difficult to arouse during this stage rest correct answers condition in which the body is in a decreased state of activity, with the consequent feeling of being refreshed restless legs syndrome (RLS) correct answers a condition in which patients are unable to lie still and report experiencing unpleasant creeping, crawling, or tingling sensations in the legs sleep correct answers state of altered consciousness throughout which varying degrees of stimuli preclude wakefulness sleep cycle correct answers passage through 4 stages of NREM sleep (I, II, III, IV) the reversal (IV, III, II), and finally instead of reentering stage I and awakening, entering REM sleep and returning to stage II Most people go through 4-5 cycles per night