Head Injuries/ Anatomy

Question 1

1: Olfactory

Answer 1

Ask if they can smell ammonia, salts, tuft skin, perfume, etc.

Question 2

2: Optic

Answer 2

Ask athlete to read scoreboard, look at cars in the distance

Question 3

3: Occulomotor

Answer 3

PEARL

Question 4

4: Trachlear

Answer 4

Roll their eyes, follow your finger inward and downward

Question 5

5: Trigeminal

Answer 5

Bite down, clench jaw; sensation in jaw

Question 6

6: Abducens

Answer 6

Follow your finger outward

Question 7

7: Facial

Answer 7

Raise eyebrows, smile, frown

Question 8

8: Auditory

Answer 8

Close eyes, balance on both legs, balance on one leg, heel to toe walking, finger to nose

Question 9

9: Glosopharyngeal

Answer 9

Swallowing

Question 10

10: Vagus

Answer 10

Stick out tongue and say “aaaaaah”

Question 11

11: Accessory

Answer 11

Resist the athlete doing shoulder shrug

Question 12

12: Hypoglossal

Answer 12

Stick out tongue and wiggle around

Question 13

What are the cranial nerves in order?

Answer 13

1. Olfactory
2. Optic
3. Occulomotor
4. Trachlear
5. Trigeminal
6. Abduces
7. Facial
8. Auditory
9. Glosopharyngeal
10. Vagus
11. Accessory
12. Hypoglossal

Question 14

Cerebral Concussion

Answer 14

• brain injury caused by blow to head or violent shaking

Question 15

Cerebral Confusion

Answer 15

• form of traumatic brain injury/ bruise of brain tissue

Question 16

Hemorrage

Answer 16

• escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Question 17

Basal Skull Fracture

Answer 17

• Break of a bone in the base of skull

Question 18

Contrecoup

Answer 18

• Occurs on the opposite side

Question 19

Cerebraspinal Fluid

Answer 19

• clear watery fluid that fills the space between arachnoid membrane and pia matter

Question 20

Tinnitus

Answer 20

• Ringing in ears

- associated with hearing loss

Question 21

Nystagmus

Answer 21

• Involuntary eye movement

Question 22

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 22

• loss of ability to create new memories after the event

Question 23

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 23

• loss of memory-access to events that occured

Question 24

Rhomberg’s Test

Answer 24

• test used in an exam of neurological function for balance

Question 25

P.E.A.R.L

Answer 25

• Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light

Question 26

Loss of Consciousness

Answer 26

• when fainting, aka syncope

Question 27

Post Traumatic Amnesia

Answer 27

• state of confusion that happens immediately after brain injury

Question 28

Asymptomatic

Answer 28

• a condition or person with no symptoms

Question 29

Post Concussion Syndrome

Answer 29

• set of symptoms that may occur after the concussion

Question 30

Second Impact Syndrome

Answer 30

• Occurs when the brain swells rapidly, after a second concussion before the earlier concussion has healed

Question 31

CTE

Answer 31

• Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy

Question 32

Subdural Hemorrage

Answer 32

• blood clot under the dura

Question 33

Epidural Hemorrage

Answer 33

• blood clot above the dura

Question 34

Battle’s Sign

Answer 34

• bleeding behind the ears

- usually fractured skull

Question 35

What position in football is most likely to have CTE?

Answer 35

• Lineman

Question 36

Otorhea

Answer 36

• bleeding from ears

Question 37

Rhinorhea

Answer 37

• bleeding from nose

Question 38

Racoon Eyes

Answer 38

• bleeding around eyes