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In [[physiology]], '''sleep''' is a "readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[physiology]], '''sleep''' is a "readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Sleep stages== | |||
The stages of sleep include "Stage 1: sleep onset, drowsy sleep; Stage 2: light sleep; Stages 3 and 4: delta sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, telencephalic sleep."<ref>{{MeSH|Sleep stages}}</ref> | |||
==Disorders of sleep== | ==Disorders of sleep== | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 1 January 2009
In physiology, sleep is a "readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility."[1]
Sleep stages
The stages of sleep include "Stage 1: sleep onset, drowsy sleep; Stage 2: light sleep; Stages 3 and 4: delta sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, telencephalic sleep."[2]
Disorders of sleep
Obstructive sleep apnea
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Sleep (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Sleep stages (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.