The High Level of Delta Waves in Normally Active Brain

question 8

Multiple Choice

The high level of delta waves in normally active brain areas suggests that the primary function of stage 4 of slow-wave sleep is to

• A) inhibit motor movements during dreaming.
• B) facilitate memory.
• C) promote beta-wave activity in the forebrain.
• D) rest the brain.
• E) redirect blood flow to the genitals.

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Definitions:

Larynx

An organ located in the neck of mammals that is involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

Voice Box

Also known as the larynx, it is the organ in the throat involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

Bronchioles

Small airways in the lungs through which air passes before reaching the alveoli, involved in the process of gas exchange.

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's circulatory system, responsible for the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.