Dozing Definitions
What is sleep? (page number)
a state of partial or full unconsciousness from which you can be created (page 8)
How much sleep does a bat need in 24 hours? (page number)
20 hours (page 14)
What stage comes before Stage One of sleep? (page number)
drowsing (page 21)
When _________ invented the ________, he hoped that people would stay awake longer, be more productive, and eventually eliminate sleep altogether. (page number)
Thomas Edison . . . lightbulb (page 27)
Studies have shown that sick people sleep _________ as much as those who are healthy. (page number)
twice (page 8)
What does SCN stand for? (page number)
suprachiasmatic nucleus (page 9)
Giraffes rarely rest for more than ______ minutes at a time. (page number)
5 to 10 (page 15)
What stages are considered "deep sleep"? (page number)
Stages 3 and 4 (page 23)
How many hours did Randy Gardner go without sleep? (page number)
264 hours (page 29)
Yawning is your body's way of _______. (page number)
waking you up (page 31)
What is a coma? (page number)
a state of sleep from which a person cannot be awakened (page 20)
The average teen needs about ____ hours of sleep, but many students sleep less than ____ hours. (page number)
nine . . . seven (page 12)
In what stage does your heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism start to rise? (page number)
REM sleep (page 23)
How long had the NASA ground crews been working before they sent the Challenger to fly with a faulty O-ring? (page number)
12-hour days for 2-week stretches with no time off (page 34)
About ____% of all kids have sleepwalked at least once in their lives. (page number)
30% (page 33)
What is a microsleep and how long does it last? (page number)
a person briefly falls asleep . . . for a few seconds up to several minutes (page 32)
What determines whether we are larks or owls? (page number)
our genetic makeup (page 16)
How long does light sleep usually last? (page number)
about 10 minutes (21)
How many people were contaminated in the Chernobyl explosion? (page number)
more than 17,000,000 people (page 35)
Who most frequently experience symptoms of narcolepsy? (page number)
young people between the ages of 10 and 20 (page 37)
What language does the word insomnia come from, and what does it mean? (page number)
Latin—difficulty falling or staying asleep (page 30)
How many hours of sleep do most adults need in order to function at their best? (page number)
between 7 and 9 hours (page 17)
How long does it take to go through one entire sleep cycle? (page number)
about 90 minutes (page 24)
What did the third mate of the Exxon Valdez fail to notice? (page number)
He had not taken the oil tanker off autopilot. (page 35)
In a survey of 600 pediatricians, how many took the time to ask their adolescent patients about their sleep habits? (page number)
less than half (page 38)