CCSH Board Exam Prep
With Complete Solutions
Graded A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
16-18 hours per day; sleep
is polyphasic.. ANSWER -Newborns
14-15 hours and levels off around that value. Sleep becomes less distributed, with primary
sleep at night and nap(s) during the day.. ANSWER -16 weeks
sleep continues to decline; duration is 10-12 hours. ANSWER -ages 2-5 years
sleep becomes monophasic; duration about 10 hours. ANSWER -age 10
sleep duration declines sharply to 8-9 hours; circadian phase delay. ANSWER -adolescence,
sleep duration is relatively
stable around 7-8 hours. ANSWER -adulthood
sleep time decreases and a biphasic pattern may re-emerge; circadian phase advance.
ANSWER -older age
With aging there is a ______ in rhythm amplitude - circadian, endocrine and metabolic.
ANSWER -reduction
From early adulthood to midlife N3 _____, replaced by N1, N2 sleep, with no significant
decrease in REM or increased sleep fragmentation.. ANSWER -decreases
_____ in growth hormone (GH) parallels decrease in SW3 (N3) from midlife to late life..
ANSWER -Decrease
,In late life there is _____ wake at the
expense of both NREM and REM sleep.. ANSWER -increased
Heart rate in REM is
Regular or irregular. ANSWER -irregular
Heart rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?. ANSWER -Regular
Respiratory rate in REM is
Regular or irregular ?. ANSWER -irregular
Respiratory rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?. ANSWER -Regular
Blood pressure in REM is
Regular or variable?. ANSWER -variable
Blood pressure in NREM is
Regular or variable?. ANSWER -Regular
Skeletal muscle tone in REM is
,Preserved or absent?. ANSWER -absent
Skeletal muscle tone in NREM is
Preserved or absent?. ANSWER -Preserved
Brain 02 consumption in REM is
Reduced or increased?. ANSWER -increased
Brain 02 consumption in NREM is
Reduced or increased?. ANSWER -Reduced
Response to Co2 in REM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -depressed
Response to Co2 in NREM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -Same as W
Response to O2 in REM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -Same as W
Response to O2 in NREM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -Same as W
, Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in REM is
Infrequent or frequent?. ANSWER -frequent
Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in NREM is
Infrequent or frequent?. ANSWER -Infrequent
temperature in REM is
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?. ANSWER -poikilothermic
temperature in NREM is
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?. ANSWER -Homeothermic
Process C or Process S?
a longer time awake, the drive for steep (sleep need) builds up emonentiaily, and dissipates
over the course of steep. ANSWER -Process S
Process C or Process S?
SWS/N3 decreasing over successive NREM sleep cycles reflects this process, with higher
N3 after sleep deprivation. ANSWER -Process S
Process C or Process S?
pacemaker is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. ANSWER -Process C
Process C or Process S?
With Complete Solutions
Graded A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
16-18 hours per day; sleep
is polyphasic.. ANSWER -Newborns
14-15 hours and levels off around that value. Sleep becomes less distributed, with primary
sleep at night and nap(s) during the day.. ANSWER -16 weeks
sleep continues to decline; duration is 10-12 hours. ANSWER -ages 2-5 years
sleep becomes monophasic; duration about 10 hours. ANSWER -age 10
sleep duration declines sharply to 8-9 hours; circadian phase delay. ANSWER -adolescence,
sleep duration is relatively
stable around 7-8 hours. ANSWER -adulthood
sleep time decreases and a biphasic pattern may re-emerge; circadian phase advance.
ANSWER -older age
With aging there is a ______ in rhythm amplitude - circadian, endocrine and metabolic.
ANSWER -reduction
From early adulthood to midlife N3 _____, replaced by N1, N2 sleep, with no significant
decrease in REM or increased sleep fragmentation.. ANSWER -decreases
_____ in growth hormone (GH) parallels decrease in SW3 (N3) from midlife to late life..
ANSWER -Decrease
,In late life there is _____ wake at the
expense of both NREM and REM sleep.. ANSWER -increased
Heart rate in REM is
Regular or irregular. ANSWER -irregular
Heart rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?. ANSWER -Regular
Respiratory rate in REM is
Regular or irregular ?. ANSWER -irregular
Respiratory rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?. ANSWER -Regular
Blood pressure in REM is
Regular or variable?. ANSWER -variable
Blood pressure in NREM is
Regular or variable?. ANSWER -Regular
Skeletal muscle tone in REM is
,Preserved or absent?. ANSWER -absent
Skeletal muscle tone in NREM is
Preserved or absent?. ANSWER -Preserved
Brain 02 consumption in REM is
Reduced or increased?. ANSWER -increased
Brain 02 consumption in NREM is
Reduced or increased?. ANSWER -Reduced
Response to Co2 in REM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -depressed
Response to Co2 in NREM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -Same as W
Response to O2 in REM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -Same as W
Response to O2 in NREM is
Same as W or depressed?. ANSWER -Same as W
, Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in REM is
Infrequent or frequent?. ANSWER -frequent
Penile tumescence, vaginal engorgement in NREM is
Infrequent or frequent?. ANSWER -Infrequent
temperature in REM is
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?. ANSWER -poikilothermic
temperature in NREM is
Homeothermic or poikilothermic?. ANSWER -Homeothermic
Process C or Process S?
a longer time awake, the drive for steep (sleep need) builds up emonentiaily, and dissipates
over the course of steep. ANSWER -Process S
Process C or Process S?
SWS/N3 decreasing over successive NREM sleep cycles reflects this process, with higher
N3 after sleep deprivation. ANSWER -Process S
Process C or Process S?
pacemaker is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. ANSWER -Process C
Process C or Process S?
