Understanding Sleep

term used to describe a person who gets inadequate amounts of sleep

• REM sleep

• short sleeper

• sleep deficit

• sleep deprived

 people who can function well on less sleep than other people

• sleep deficit

• short sleepers

• melatonin

• REM sleep

circadian rhythms

•  fatigue that people feel after changing time zones when they travel

• active stage of sleep during which your breathing changes, your heart rate and blood pressure rise, and your eyes dart around rapidly.

• pattern of sleeping in a 24-hour period

• naturally occurring physical, behavioral, and mental changes in the body that typically follow the 24-hour cycle of the sun

melatonin

•  hormone that increases feelings of relaxation and sleepiness and signals that it is time to go to sleep

• condition that occurs when people frequently get less sleep than they should

• pattern of sleeping in a 24-hour period

• condition that occurs when people frequently get less sleep than they should

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why sleep is important?

• enhances learning

• promotoes emotional well beign

• helps fight against the spread of germs

• increases productivity

Sleep is important because it helps increase productivity.

• True

• False

Getting the appropriate amount of hours you need to sleep helps support helathy growth and development ONLY when you are a child.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank. Looking at digital screens, such as phones, tablets, televisions, and computers, before bed _______ sleep.

• helps

• stops

• interrupts

• avoids

Blue light is linked to reducing what hormone?

• myonin

• melatonin

• photsynthesis

• mice

How many horus of sleep does a newborn need to be healthy?

• 14-17

• 12-16

• 10-13

• 7-9