Circadian Rhythm
It's the length of your circadian rhythm
What is 24 hours?
What is insomnia?
It's the number of stages in the sleep cycle
What is 4?
The science of rhythms in your body
What is chronobiology?
It's the most powerful environmental cue for your body
What is light?
Sleep apnea
REM and NREM are acronyms for these types of stages
What are rapid eye movement and non rapid eye movement?
This hormone is tied to your energy and stress levels
What is cortisol?
This bodily measure is lowest in the early morning, and highest in the evening
What is your temperature?
Constantly kicking in your sleep? You might be dealing with this
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
This is the stage where your dreams take place
What is REM?
The producer of melatonin
What is the pineal gland?
Your circadian rhythm has much to do with the release of this hormone, which makes you sleepy
What is melatonin?
Narcolepsy falls under this umbrella
Hypersomnia
Also called Delta sleep, it's the third stage of the cycle
What is deep sleep?
This is home of your suprachiasmatic nucleus in your brain
What is the hypothalamus?
This type of work might be especially disruptive to your circadian rhythm!
What is shift work?
If you find yourself excessively talking or walking in your sleep, you may suffer from this
Parasomnia
It's the shortest stage of the cycle
What is NREM 1?
Region of the brain concerned with your circadian rhythm
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?