Which of the Following Statements About Sleep Is Correct

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about sleep is correct?

• A) Sleep typically occurs in stages in which a subject goes through progressively deeper stages of sleep and then awakens.
• B) Sleep typically occurs in cycles in which a subject will cycle through various stages of slow-wave sleep punctuated by paradoxical sleep several times during one bout of sleep.
• C) During REM sleep, blood pressure and breathing rate become elevated.
• D) Both "sleep typically occurs in stages in which a subject goes through progressively deeper stages of sleep and then awakens" and "during REM sleep, blood pressure and breathing rate become elevated" are correct.
• E) Both "sleep typically occurs in cycles in which a subject will cycle through various stages of slow-wave sleep punctuated by paradoxical sleep several times during one bout of sleep" and "during REM sleep, blood pressure and breathing rate become elevated" are correct.

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