Chapter 59 States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses

Chapter 59  States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1. Stimulation of which of the following brain regions can induce sleep?
A. The bulboreticular facilatory area
B. The raphe nuclei
C. The hippocampus
D. The locus coeruleus

ANS: B

2. Which of the following are true statements concerning REM sleep?
A. During REM sleep peripheral muscle tone is inhibited
B. REM sleep periods get progressively shorter as the sleep period progresses
C. Delta waves are the predominant EEG feature during REM sleep
D. All of the above are true statements concerning REM sleep

ANS: A

3. As an individual progresses in age from childhood to old age, which of the following statements best describes the changes in sleep patterns one would observe?
A. As one ages the amount of time spent in stage 4 sleep increases
B. As one ages the amount of time spent in REM sleep increases
C. As one ages the amount of time one could record delta waves in an EEG during sleep decreases
D. As one ages the incidence of nocturnal awakenings decrease

ANS: C

4. Mania is a condition in which there is an excess of which of the following neurotransmitters?
A. Dopamine
B. Serotonin
C. GABA
D. Acetylcholine

ANS: B

5. Which type of brain wave pattern characterizes petit mal epilepsy?
A. High amplitude beta waves
B. Theta waves
C. A spike and dome pattern of activity
D. Low amplitude alpha waves

ANS: C