Sleep Quiz

Question 1

Circadian Rhythm

Answer 1

A body’s 24 hour repeating cycle

Question 2

Melatonin is…

Answer 2

…a sleep hormone released by the body to prepare for sleep.

Question 3

Cortisol is…

Answer 3

… a hormone released by the body to wake a person up for the day.

Question 4

Sleep does what?

Answer 4

1. Build and/or sustain the immune system
2. Decreases the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, diabetes, stroke, and obesity.
3. learning and remembering information.
4. Decreases the risk for memory lost related diseases including Alzheimer’s and Dementia
5. Death related to sleep deprivation.
6. depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts

Question 5

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute…

Answer 5

…ages 13-18 need to get between 8-10 hours of sleep

Question 6

Sleep Deprivation…

Answer 6

When an individual does not get enough sleep to function properly during every-day tasks.

Question 7

Microsleep…

Answer 7

moments of sleep that occur when a person is awake

Question 8

sleep deficiency plays a role in about…car accidents each year, which results in around…

Answer 8

…100,000
…1,500 deaths.