Concussion

Question 1

cranium

Question 2

coup

Answer 2

occurs under the site of impact with a object

Question 3

contrecoup

Answer 3

counterblow

Question 4

retrograde amnesia

Answer 4

you cannot recall memories from the past

Question 5

anterograde amnesia

Answer 5

a type of memory loss that occurs when you can’t form new memories

Question 6

photophobia

Answer 6

abnormal sensitivity to light especially of the eyes

Question 7

phonophobia

Answer 7

a unwarranted fear of sound

Question 8

tinnitus

Answer 8

the perception of sound that does not have an external source so others cannot hear it

Question 9

battle’s sign

Answer 9

bruising over the mastoid process

Question 10

epidural hematoma

Answer 10

occurs when blood accumulates between the skull and the dura mater and the thick membrane covering the brain

Question 11

LOC

Answer 11

loss of consisnesss

Question 12

Second impact syndrome

Answer 12

when a second injury occures before the first one if completely healed

Question 13

nausea

Answer 13

symptom of a concousion

Question 14

Percent of concussions that result in loc

Answer 14

less then 10

Question 15

concussion

Answer 15

Traumatic brain injury that is a result of a blow, bump, or jolt of the head