Cliff is hooked up to an EEG in a sleep lab. He has been asleep for just over an hour when his EEG starts to show low amplitude, irregular wave patterns. Cliff's hands and feet begin to twitch, and his eyes begin to dart back and forth under his eyelids. The researcher who is monitoring Cliff's sleep can conclude that Cliff:
a. has just entered Stage N3 sleep
b. has just entered REM sleep
c. is experiencing a severe case of sleep apnea and needs medical attention
d. suffers from narcolepsy
B
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a. a long list of words than a short list of words. b. a list of long words than a list of short words. c. a list of words that are all the same length than a list of words that are of different lengths. d. a list of words that are of different lengths than a list of words that are all the same length.
A neuropeptide that may signal satiety is a. thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
b. neuropeptide Y (NPY). c. cholecystokinin (CCK). d. adreno-corticotropic hormone (ACTH).
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