Question: A circadian rhythm:

Answer: Is about a day long

Question: The “basic rest and activity cycle” discussed in your book is:

Answer: About 90-100 minutes in duration

Question: In mammals, the ___ is the brain area most associated with biological rhythms

Answer: Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question: Melatonin is:

Answer: A hormone that induces sleep

Question: Simone is in a sleep lab getting electrodes stuck to her face and scalp so that her brain wave patterns can be measured while she sleeps in order to determine which sleep disorder may be troubling her. This method of measuring brain wave patterns is called a(n) __________________.

Answer: Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Question: The EEG patterns typical of waking states of consciousness are:

Answer: Alpha and beta

Question: Slow wave sleep is also known as:

Answer: Stage 3 and 4 sleep

Question: The difference in sleep patterns when Dave was a very young child as compared to now that he is an adult is that:

Answer: When he was young, there was more REM sleep and more slow-wave sleep

Question: The brain structure where adenosine accumulates to inhibit arousal and induce drowsiness is the:

Answer: Basal forebrain area

Question: All of the following are true about narcolepsy except:

Answer: People with narcolepsy sleep more than average.