intro

Question 1

Cranium

Answer 1

The bones that form the head

Question 2

photophobia

Answer 2

sensitivity to light

Question 3

phonophobia

Answer 3

sensitivity to sound

Question 4

retrograde amnesia

Answer 4

loss of memory from the point of some injury or trauma backwards, or loss of memory for the past

Question 5

tinnitus

Answer 5

ringing or buzzing in the ears

Question 6

anterograde amnesia

Answer 6

an inability to form new memories

Question 7

Battle’s sign

Answer 7

Bruising behind the ears, indicative of a basilar skull fracture & bruising over the mastoid process

Question 8

epidural hematoma

Answer 8

a collection of blood in the space between the skull and dura mater

Question 9

altered level of consciousness (LOC)

Answer 9

present when the patient is not oriented, does not follow commands, or needs persistent stimuli to achieve a state of alertness

Question 10

contrecoup injury

Answer 10

damage to the brain on the side opposite the point of a blow as a result of the brain’s hitting the skull

Question 11

coup

Answer 11

the brain has been injured directly below the point of trauma.

Question 12

second impact syndrome

Answer 12

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

Question 13

epidural hematoma

Answer 13

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

Question 14

nausea

Answer 14

the sensation of having to vomit or having the urge to vomit.

Question 15

percent of concussions that result in LOC

Answer 15

less than 10%