Rem sleep is paradoxical because:

a. the skeletal muscles remain active, but the brain is inactive.

b. the brain is less active than it is during other sleep stages.

c. the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed.

d. both the brain and the body are inactive.

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Brooke Hoover

Biology

27 November, 23:12

Rem sleep is paradoxical because:

a. the skeletal muscles remain active, but the brain is inactive.

b. the brain is less active than it is during other sleep stages.

c. the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed.

d. both the brain and the body are inactive.

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Wrigley · Answer 1

C I think. Your brain is active but the rest of you is not. There is something in your brain that forces your body to stop moving. Otherwise you would move while dreaming.

Rem sleep is paradoxical because:a. the skeletal muscles remain active, but the brain is inactive.b. the brain is less active than it is during other sleep stages.c. the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed.d. both the brain and the body are inactive.

Rem sleep is paradoxical because:

a. the skeletal muscles remain active, but the brain is inactive.

b. the brain is less active than it is during other sleep stages.

c. the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed.

d. both the brain and the body are inactive.