STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
SLEEP DISORDERS
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Sleep is a state of “global shutdown.
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Sleep is prompted by darkness
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Sleep is a physiologically prompted state of reduced consciousness.
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Sleep is prompted by silence and other reductions in stimulation from the environment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep is a state that is characterized by changes in brain wave activity, breathing, heart rate, body temperature, and other physiological functions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements accurately describes a function of sleep? It inhibits neural growth and a smooth, rapid conduction of neural impulses.
Detailed explanation-3: -The restorative theory states that sleep allows for the body to repair and replete cellular components necessary for biological functions that become depleted throughout an awake day.
Detailed explanation-4: -IN BRIEF Far from a simple absence of wakefulness, sleep is an active, regulated, and metabolically distinct state, essential for health and well-being. In this article, the authors review the fundamental anatomy and physiology of sleep and its regulation, with an eye toward interactions between sleep and metabolism.