Shortly after she lay down to go to sleep, Ellen was starting to drift off to a peaceful slumber. Out of nowhere, she experienced a sudden muscular spasm that pulled her right back to wakefulness

The technical name of this muscular contraction is a __________.
a. hypnagogic jerk
b. REM clench
c. sleep spindle
d. beta block

Answer: A

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