g.2nd NREM stage II
h.2nd NREM stage III
i.3rd NREM stage II
PART B
- Bedwetting during sleep
- Difficulty in falling asleep, intermittent
sleep, or early awakening from sleep - A condition characterized by an
uncontrollable desire to sleep - Grinding teeth during sleep
- A condition characterized by excessive
sleep, particularly during the day - Periods of no breathing between snoring
intervals - Sleepwalking
- Decrease in the amount, consistency, and
quality of sleep - Marked muscle contraction that results in
the jerking of one or both legs during sleep
Match the stage of NREM sleep listed in Part A
with the characteristics of that stage listed in
Part B. Some answers may be used more than
once, and some questions may have more than
one answer.
PART A
a.Stage I
b.Stage II
c.Stage III
d.Stage IV
PART B - The depth of sleep increases, and arousal
becomes increasingly difficult. - It is a transitional stage between
wakefulness and sleep. - Involuntary muscle jerking may occur
and waken the person. - The person reaches the greatest depth of
sleep, called delta sleep. - The person falls into a deep sleep from
which he/she cannot be aroused with
ease. - Constitutes about 10% of sleep
- Constitutes 50% to 55% of sleep
- Metabolism slows and the body
temperature is low. - Constitutes about 5% of sleep
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KNOWLEDGE BASE
FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS
1.Which two systems in the brainstem are
believed to work together to control the cyclic
nature of sleep?
2.Stages III and IV, representing about 10% of
total sleep time, are deep-sleep states termed
or slow-wave sleep.
- are patterns of waking behavior
that appear during sleep. - is characterized by difficulty
falling asleep, intermittent sleep, or early
awakening from sleep. - is a condition characterized by
excessive sleep, particularly during the day. - is a condition characterized by
an uncontrollable desire to sleep.
MATCHING EXERCISES
Match the sleep disorder listed in Part A with
its appropriate definition listed in Part B.
PART A
a.Insomnia
b.Hypersomnia
c.Narcolepsy
d.Sleep apnea
e.Parasomnia
f.Somnambulism
g.Enuresis
h.Bruxism
i.Sleep deprivation
j.Nocturnal myoclonus
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