All of the Following Are Characteristics of REM Sleep EXCEPT

question 54

Multiple Choice

All of the following are characteristics of REM sleep EXCEPT

• A) alternating delta and beta EEG activities.
• B) loss of muscle tonus.
• C) presence of beta wave EEG activity.
• D) occasional twitching.
• E) rapid eye movements.

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Definitions:

Hormonal Cascade

The sequence of hormonal events triggered by one another in the body's systems.

Labia Majora

The larger outer folds of skin that enclose and protect the other external genital organs in the female reproductive system.

Somatic Sex

Refers to the biological aspects of an individual based on the morphology of the reproductive and sexual organs.

Gonadal Sex

Biological sex determination based on the presence of ovaries or testes, and the associated hormone profiles and reproductive structures.