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Stages of Sleep
Science Behind Sleep
Connections to Other Topics
Factors Related
Fun Facts
100

How many stages of sleep are there?

What is 4 stages?

100

Name one part of the brain that deals with sleep.

What is

hypothalamus

thalamus

brain stem

amyglada

suprachiasmatic nucleus

100

How does caffeine disturb sleep?

What is 

It makes you more awake and makes it harder to go to sleep.

100

When sleeping, __________ are able to be remembered and are made into _________.

What is short term memories; long term memories

100

How many hours should the average teenager get of sleep

What is 8-10

200

Which stage is the most important for feeling refreshed in the morning?

What is REM?
200

What does the brain stem do?

What is communicates with the hypothalamus to control the transitions between wake and sleep

200

How does stress affect sleep?

What is 

Problems  can keep you awake. Ex: Room is too warm, worried, eating before sleep, anxiety, depression, exercising before sleep, 20+ minute daytime nap, drinking alcohol

200

Name the three connections to other issues that we covered.

What is memory, forgetting, and health

200

Name one benefit of sleep

What is

It restores energy, improves your motor skills, reduces the risk of getting sports injuries, and so much more.

300

Which Stage of sleep repairs and heals your muscles

What is stage 3?

300

How many parts of the brain deal with sleep?

What is 5? 

300

Name a health problem that sleep deprivation can cause.

What is

Lack of sleep can cause: gastrointestinal symptoms (gas, diarrhea/constipation, vomiting), headaches, joint pain, high BP, seizures, hallucinations, sleep apnea, restless legs (constant urge to move your legs)



300

Name 1 health problem caused by sleep deprivation.

What is

Lack of sleep can cause: gastrointestinal symptoms (like gas) headaches, joint pain, high BP, seizures, hallucinations

300

What part of the brain gives your dreams emotions?

What is Amygdala?

400

What is something very odd that happens in REM sleep?

What is the stage of sleep are your legs and arms paralyzed to help you not act out your dreams?

400

Name one fact about the Thalamus

What is

  • during most sleep stages it becomes quiet and lets you tune out the world 
  • during REM sleep its active and sends the cortex images sounds and stuff thast in our dreams
400

How does electronic affect sleep?

What is 

Problems  can keep you awake. Ex: Room is too warm, worried, eating before sleep, anxiety, depression, exercising before sleep, 20+ minute daytime nap, drinking alcohol

400

What does sleep do with forgetting?

What is

Sleep enhances information  you think is important and slowly forgets everything else.

400

During science, Marley heard that Mary Martha was gossiping about her. Based on what you think Marley feels after this, do you think her sleep will improve, get worse, or stay the same?

What is get worse?

500

Name something that happens in stage 2.

What is 

  • For perspective, stage 1 + 2 last 30 minutes.

    You are harder to awaken in this stage.

    In this stage:

    • Heart + breathing slow more

    • Entire body relaxes

    • Body temperature drop to prepare for deep sleep

    • Brain activity slows more

    • Some spend most sleeping time in Stage 2

    • More difficult to wake

500

Name one fact about the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

What is

  • inside hypothalamus
  • receive info abt light exposure directly from eyes & control behavioral rhythm
  • ppl with SCN damage sleep erratically
    • bc they can't match sleep w circadian rhythm
500

Caffeine reduces the risk of what?

What is Heart disease?

500

Name 3 health problems caused by sleep deprivation

What is

Lack of sleep can cause: gastrointestinal symptoms (like gas) headaches, joint pain, high BP, seizures, hallucinations




500

What are the cells called that the brain stem makes

What is GABA