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PSG 110 Essentials of Polysomnography Chapter 1 Actual questions and answers 100% correct, Exams of Advanced Education

Widener University - DelawareAdvanced Education

How does human sleep differ from the sleep of other animals? - ANSWER-Varying species of mammals may sleep anywhere from 3-19 hours every 24 hour period in different stages including REM and NREM sleep What are the stages of sleep, and how are they normally distributed during the night? - ANSWER-Stage R (REM sleep) and NREM. NREM sleep is divided into three stages (N1, N2, N3)

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PSG 110 Essentials of Polysomnography
Chapter 1 Actual questions and answers
100% correct
How does human sleep differ from the sleep of other animals? - ANSWER-Varying
species of mammals may sleep anywhere from 3-19 hours every 24 hour period in
different stages including REM and NREM sleep
What are the stages of sleep, and how are they normally distributed during the night? -
ANSWER-Stage R (REM sleep) and NREM. NREM sleep is divided into three stages
(N1, N2, N3)
How does the normal aging process affect our sleep? - ANSWER-As humans age, the
number of EEG arousals and awake enings per hour of sleep increase, Stage N3
decreases with age, sleep efficiency decreases and complaints of insomnia increase,
obstructive sleep apnea typically worsen
What is sleep debt? - ANSWER-the amount of sleep a person has lost over a period of
time compared with what they should receive
How can an increased sleep debt impact our daily lives? - ANSWER-it can cause
daytime sleepiness, poor performance, lack of concentration, difficulty
awakening,irritability, morning headaches, lack of motivation and multiple health
problems
What is the significance of a decreased sleep latency? - ANSWER-a decreased sleep
latency may indicate excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)
What is the significance of a decreased sleep efficiency? - ANSWER-may indicate a
disruption of sleep due to many number of factors including leg movements, apneas,
pain, insomnia and so on.
What are some of the major effects that drugs can have on our sleep? - ANSWER-
decreased sleep latency, increased total sleep time, increase or decrease sleep
efficiency, increase or decrease wake after sleep onset, increase or decrease N1, N2
and N3 stages, decrease Stage R sleep, increase or decrease arousals, increase
restless legs, increase periodic limb movements, increase daytime sleepiness, increase
eye movements in NREM, increase REM behavior disorder, increase obstructive apnea
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Chapter 1 Actual questions and answers

100% correct

How does human sleep differ from the sleep of other animals? - ANSWER-Varying species of mammals may sleep anywhere from 3-19 hours every 24 hour period in different stages including REM and NREM sleep What are the stages of sleep, and how are they normally distributed during the night? - ANSWER-Stage R (REM sleep) and NREM. NREM sleep is divided into three stages (N1, N2, N3) How does the normal aging process affect our sleep? - ANSWER-As humans age, the number of EEG arousals and awake enings per hour of sleep increase, Stage N decreases with age, sleep efficiency decreases and complaints of insomnia increase, obstructive sleep apnea typically worsen What is sleep debt? - ANSWER-the amount of sleep a person has lost over a period of time compared with what they should receive How can an increased sleep debt impact our daily lives? - ANSWER-it can cause daytime sleepiness, poor performance, lack of concentration, difficulty awakening,irritability, morning headaches, lack of motivation and multiple health problems What is the significance of a decreased sleep latency? - ANSWER-a decreased sleep latency may indicate excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) What is the significance of a decreased sleep efficiency? - ANSWER-may indicate a disruption of sleep due to many number of factors including leg movements, apneas, pain, insomnia and so on. What are some of the major effects that drugs can have on our sleep? - ANSWER- decreased sleep latency, increased total sleep time, increase or decrease sleep efficiency, increase or decrease wake after sleep onset, increase or decrease N1, N and N3 stages, decrease Stage R sleep, increase or decrease arousals, increase restless legs, increase periodic limb movements, increase daytime sleepiness, increase eye movements in NREM, increase REM behavior disorder, increase obstructive apnea

How can pregnancy affect sleep? - ANSWER-increased weight gain in the abdominal and thoracic areas can greatly increase the likelihood of obstructive respiratory events, including apneas, hypopneas, and snoring sleep - ANSWER-a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended sleep deprivation - ANSWER-any significant loss of sleep, resulting in problems in concentration and irritability chronic sleep deprivation - ANSWER-not having enough sleep over an extended period of time sleep debt - ANSWER-the amount of sleep a person has lost over a period of time compared with what they should have recieved sleep hygine - ANSWER-practices that aid in falling asleep or staying asleep circadian rhythm - ANSWER-the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 - hour cycle rapid eye movement (REM) - ANSWER-stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids and the person is typically experiencing a dream Thermoregulation - ANSWER-the body's ability to regulate its own temperature decreases during REM Thalamus - ANSWER-the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla Reticular Activating System (RAS) - ANSWER-a dense network of neurons found in the core of the brain stem; it arouses the cortex and screens incoming information suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) - ANSWER-a pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm. In response to light, the SCN causes the pineal gland to adjust melatonin production, thus modifying our feelings of sleepiness dopamine - ANSWER-A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system. Acetylcholine - ANSWER-enables muscle action, learning, and memory Noradrenaline - ANSWER-A chemical in the brain that maintains and enhances the activation of the cerebral cortex.

histogram or hypnogram - ANSWER-a display of sleep stages achieved throughout the sleep period sleep latency - ANSWER-The length of time from light out to sleep onset. Sleep latency may be decreased as a result of sleep deprivation, or increased as a result of too much sleep or the presence of insomnia. sleep onset - ANSWER-The first epoch of sleep in a polysomnogram excessive daytime sleepiness - ANSWER-difficulty maintaining wakefulness, or feelings of drowsiness or tiredness during the waking hours first nigh effect - ANSWER-negative effects of the first night in a sleep lab, often resulting in increased sleep latency and decreased sleep efficiency Total Wake time (TWT) - ANSWER-The total time, in minutes, during a sleep study in which the patient was awake rebound sleep - ANSWER-Sleep after periods of deprivation, which usually consists of decreased sleep latency, increased stage R and increased N3.