An Individual Awakens from a Sound Sleep in the Middle

question 2

Multiple Choice

An individual awakens from a sound sleep in the middle of the night because of abdominal pain. Why does this happen?

• A) Stimuli from peripheral organs to the RAS
• B) Stimuli to the wake center in the cerebral cortex
• C) Messages from chemoreceptors to the brain
• D) Messages from baroreceptors to the spinal cord