Question

coaching activity: the importance of sleep

word bank (left): type 2 diabetes, slow - wave sleep, body weight, cardiovascular disease, studies, immune system

questions (right):

1. adequate sleep is linked to a well - functioning blank, which is better able to fight off disease like the common cold, strep throat, or the flu.
2. sleep can assist you in reducing your risk for blank, such as high blood pressure.
3. adequate sleep contributes to a healthy metabolism and blank.
4. sleep deficiencies may increase the risk for blank, a disease in which the body cannot properly regulate blood glucose levels.
5. both adequate blank and rem sleep are necessary for the organization and consolidation of memory and the proper functioning of short - term memory.
6. in general, students who sleep more perform better in their blank than students who pull all - nighters do.

Explanation:

Question 1

The immune system is responsible for fighting off diseases like the common cold, strep throat, or the flu. Adequate sleep supports a well - functioning immune system.

Cardiovascular disease includes conditions like high blood pressure. Sleep helps in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Adequate sleep is related to a healthy metabolism and also helps in maintaining a healthy body weight.

Answer:

immune system

Question 2