N110 LEON FINAL — LECTURES 4-6 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Sleep _________ of 1-2 hours results in a ____________ in immune response, and
an __________ risk of cancer and metastases
reduction; decrease; increase
69% of Americans suffer from ____________, caused by an average difference of
at least one hour between their __________ waking time and their ________
waking time
grogginess; natural; needed
Early morning grogginess is due to ______ levels of _____________
high; melatonin
Sleep loss interferes with ________
learning
Sleep predicts how long you will ______
live
Sleep __________ memories
consolidates
What are some causes of poor sleep and their consequences?
• increased sympathetic nervous system activity, resulting in poor sleep patterns
• insomnia triggers cortisol (stress hormone) release
, • growth hormone surge stopped, preventing the lining of blood vessels from being
repaired
50-70 million Americans are chronically sleep _____________
deprived
80% of protein-coding genes have a ___________ rhythmic expression
circadian
The ______ hormone peaks during sleep
growth
Temperature is very ______ during sleep
low
The ________ _______ (SCN) regulates rhythms in the brain
suprachiasmatic nucleus
If the SCN is _______, an individual's temperature may fluctuate a lot during sleep
because there is an issue with ______________
damaged; thermoregulation
Light ________ melatonin production because it inhibits the _______ gland, which
produces melatonin
inhibits; pineal
_______ production begins in the ________, peaks at _______, and is low during
the _______
Melatonin; evening; night; day
Melatonin ________ grogginess
controls
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Sleep _________ of 1-2 hours results in a ____________ in immune response, and
an __________ risk of cancer and metastases
reduction; decrease; increase
69% of Americans suffer from ____________, caused by an average difference of
at least one hour between their __________ waking time and their ________
waking time
grogginess; natural; needed
Early morning grogginess is due to ______ levels of _____________
high; melatonin
Sleep loss interferes with ________
learning
Sleep predicts how long you will ______
live
Sleep __________ memories
consolidates
What are some causes of poor sleep and their consequences?
• increased sympathetic nervous system activity, resulting in poor sleep patterns
• insomnia triggers cortisol (stress hormone) release
, • growth hormone surge stopped, preventing the lining of blood vessels from being
repaired
50-70 million Americans are chronically sleep _____________
deprived
80% of protein-coding genes have a ___________ rhythmic expression
circadian
The ______ hormone peaks during sleep
growth
Temperature is very ______ during sleep
low
The ________ _______ (SCN) regulates rhythms in the brain
suprachiasmatic nucleus
If the SCN is _______, an individual's temperature may fluctuate a lot during sleep
because there is an issue with ______________
damaged; thermoregulation
Light ________ melatonin production because it inhibits the _______ gland, which
produces melatonin
inhibits; pineal
_______ production begins in the ________, peaks at _______, and is low during
the _______
Melatonin; evening; night; day
Melatonin ________ grogginess
controls
