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What do recent findings suggest one of the possible reasons for sleep? *

It allows your brain time to come up with new stories

It gives your brain a chance to process math problems you missed in class the day before

It plays a housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain

It gives your body a chance to practice snoring

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How much of your life do you spend asleep? *

About one third

About half

Four fifths

One tenth

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What does the hypothalamus do?

Controls sleep/wake arousal cycles

Controls dreams about talking unicorns

Controls breathing

Controls sleep walking

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What role does the brain stem play in the sleep cycle?

It sends signals to feet to keep them under the covers

It sends signals to relax the muscles so that we don't act out our dreams

It sends signals to the nasal passages to enhance snoring

It sends signals to the muscles that makes us thrash around in our sleep

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What are two important parts of the brain stem?

Perseus and Medusa

Power Medallions

Pounds and Mediums

Pons and Medulla

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What does the thalamus do during waking hours?

Processes your sense of smell

Produces the sensation of pins and needles in the limbs

Interprets and processes information from short to long term memory

Interprets the difference between good and bad music

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What is adenosine?

A chemical by-product of leg twitching while you sleep

An antihistamine commonly used to prevent snoring

An over-the-counter sleep aid

A chemical by-product of cellular energy consumption

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The correct answer is: A chemical by-product of cellular energy consumption

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What is the amygdala shaped like?

A pear

An almond

A peanut

A watermelon

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The correct answer is: An almond

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What does the amygdala do?

It aids in processing taste

It regulates breathing

It aids in processing emotions

It controls your heart rate

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What is melatonin? *

A hormone

A part of the brain

A chemical by-product of sleep

A vitamin

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The correct answer is: A hormone

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