Melatonin Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

Melatonin is:

• A) a skin pigment that increases during adolescence.
• B) a type of hormone that suppressed the desire to eat.
• C) a type of sweat gland found in almost all skin surfaces.
• D) a hormone that helps with sleep.

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Definitions:

Puberty

The developmental stage in humans marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, characterized by physical and hormonal changes leading to sexual maturity.

Sleep Spindles

Brief bursts of brain activity that occur during stage 2 of the sleep cycle, involved in memory consolidation and learning.

Delta Waves

Slow brain waves typically associated with deep sleep and certain states of brain activity.

Paradoxical Sleep

Another term for REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a sleep stage during which the most vivid dreams occur, characterized by paradoxical signals of brain activity.