Chapter 9: The Head and Face

Question 1

Hyphema

Answer 1

Blood collecting in the anterior (front) chamber of the eye

Question 2

Cauliflower ear

Answer 2

The collection of blood between the cartilage of the ear and the skin. When the ear lobe is repetitively struck or bent, a blood clot is formed under the skin, separating the skin from the underlying cartilage. (the ear swells up due to repetitively being hit.)

Question 3

Swimmer’s ear

Answer 3

The inflammation, irritation, or infection of the outer ear and ear canal due to excessive water exposure. (swimmers are most likely to have this)

Question 4

Tympanic Rupture

Answer 4

When the eardrum is ruptured or perforated. A ruptured eardrum is an opening or hold in the eardrum.

Question 5

Epistaxis

Answer 5

Nasal (nose) bleeding of any cause

Question 6

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Answer 6

Clear fluid that surronds the spinal cord and brain.

Question 7

Cerebral Concussion

Answer 7

Mild traumatic brain injury when the patient is knocked unconscious.

Question 8

Countrecoup

Answer 8

fracture opposite to the point of impact.

Question 9

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 9

Inability to recall events that occured just before an injury

Question 10

Antegrade Amnesia

Answer 10

Inability to recall events tha have occured after an amnesia-inducing injury.

Question 11

Postconcussion Syndrome

Answer 11

A common sequel of a traumatic brain injury (any symptoms)

Question 12

Subdrual Hemetoma

Answer 12

Bleeding below the dura mater

Question 13

Epidural Hematoma

Answer 13

Bleeding between the dura and the cranial bones

Question 14

Intracranial Hematoma

Answer 14

a collection of clotted blood that forms inside the skull after an injury.

Question 15

Secondary Impact Syndrome (SIS)

Answer 15

A condition in which an individual experiences a secondary head injury before recovering from a first one.