Internal sleep and wake cycles are controlled by circadian biological clock of the body. It is located in the brain. The biological clock produces circadian rhythms in the body which are mental, physical, and behavioral responses of body which follow an everyday cycle.
A tiny region ( Suprachiasmatic nucleus, SCN ) in hypothalamus of the brain controls the circadian rhythms. It does this by generating neuronal and hormonal activities.
Thus, the statement that adrenal glands control internal sleep and waking cycles is False.
After a client is treated for a spinal
cord injury the health care provider informs the family that the client is a
paraplegic. Given the situation the nurse is expected to provide an
explanation to the family without using jargon words. Paraplegic is known to be
a condition where a patient’s lower extremities are paralyzed.
