Concussion deck

Question 1

Concussion

Answer 1

A type of traumatic brain injury that results from a blow to the head.

Question 2

Cranium

Answer 2

The part of the skull that encloses the brain

Question 3

Coup

Answer 3

The impact side

Question 4

Contrecoup

Answer 4

your brain goes in the opposite direction of Coup.

Question 5

Retrograde amnesia

Answer 5

memory loss that causes an inability to remember events from the past

Question 6

Anterograde amnesia

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Tinnitus

Answer 7

Noises or a ringing in one or both of the ears.

Question 8

phonophobia

Answer 8

a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear or sensitivity to sound

Question 9

Photophobia

Answer 9

Abnormal sensitivity to light

Question 10

second impact syndrome

Answer 10

a condition in which an individual experiences a second head injury before completely recovering from a prior head injury

Question 11

Battle’s sign

Question 12

epidural hematoma

Question 13

Loss of consciousness

Question 14

nausea

Question 15

percent of concussions that result in Loss of consciousness