NSC 3375- Sleep (Baylor Scullin) Sleep- Exam 1 Questions
With Complete Solutions
Adenosine and Caffine Correct Answers ○ adenosine
contributes to process S
○ caffine binds to adenosine receptors and keeps us awake, but
doesn't stop process S, just keeps you from feeling sleepy while
it blocks adenosine receptors
Alpha Waves Correct Answers ○ during wake
○ 8-10Hz
○ more prominent as you place electrodes more posterior
Anterior Cingulate Gyrus Correct Answers ○ integrates info
coming from different areas
○ core node where K-complex originates
Ascending Reticular Activating System (ARAS) Correct
Answers ○ "sleep OFF cells"
○ waking up
Aserinsky Correct Answers ○ discovered REM sleep
○ died by falling alseep at wheel
Beta Waves Correct Answers ○ 14-30Hz
○ k- complex?
Cases Where Part of Brain is Asleep and Part is Awake Correct
Answers ○ unihemispheric sleep
○ narcolepsy with cataplexy
○ microsleeps
, ○ sleep paralysis
Characteristics of NREM Sleep Correct Answers ○ decrease in
acetylcholine
○ decrease in cortisol levels
○ noadrenalin and serotonin involved but not increased or
decreased
Characteristics of REM Sleep Correct Answers ○ incerase in
acetylcholine
○ increase in cortisol
○ increase in limbic functioning
○ increase in frontal lobe activity
○ decrease in noadrenalin and serotonin
Cultural Differences of Sleep Correct Answers ○ attitudes
toward bed sharing
○ attitude towards napping
○bragging about TST
○times people go to sleep
○social jet lag
Damage to Anterior Hypothalamus Correct Answers causes
severe insomnia
Definition of Sleep Correct Answers reversible behavior state
of perceptual disengagement and unresponsiveness to the
environment
Delta Waves Correct Answers ○ during SWS
○ 0.5-4Hz
With Complete Solutions
Adenosine and Caffine Correct Answers ○ adenosine
contributes to process S
○ caffine binds to adenosine receptors and keeps us awake, but
doesn't stop process S, just keeps you from feeling sleepy while
it blocks adenosine receptors
Alpha Waves Correct Answers ○ during wake
○ 8-10Hz
○ more prominent as you place electrodes more posterior
Anterior Cingulate Gyrus Correct Answers ○ integrates info
coming from different areas
○ core node where K-complex originates
Ascending Reticular Activating System (ARAS) Correct
Answers ○ "sleep OFF cells"
○ waking up
Aserinsky Correct Answers ○ discovered REM sleep
○ died by falling alseep at wheel
Beta Waves Correct Answers ○ 14-30Hz
○ k- complex?
Cases Where Part of Brain is Asleep and Part is Awake Correct
Answers ○ unihemispheric sleep
○ narcolepsy with cataplexy
○ microsleeps
, ○ sleep paralysis
Characteristics of NREM Sleep Correct Answers ○ decrease in
acetylcholine
○ decrease in cortisol levels
○ noadrenalin and serotonin involved but not increased or
decreased
Characteristics of REM Sleep Correct Answers ○ incerase in
acetylcholine
○ increase in cortisol
○ increase in limbic functioning
○ increase in frontal lobe activity
○ decrease in noadrenalin and serotonin
Cultural Differences of Sleep Correct Answers ○ attitudes
toward bed sharing
○ attitude towards napping
○bragging about TST
○times people go to sleep
○social jet lag
Damage to Anterior Hypothalamus Correct Answers causes
severe insomnia
Definition of Sleep Correct Answers reversible behavior state
of perceptual disengagement and unresponsiveness to the
environment
Delta Waves Correct Answers ○ during SWS
○ 0.5-4Hz
