Meninges and Hematoma Formation

Question 1

Under normal circumstances, the _________ adheres to the skull and the arachnoid membrane with no intervening spaces.

Answer 1

DURA

Question 2

Name the term for a localized mass of extravasated blood, usually clotted.
(outside blood vessel = bleeding)

Answer 2

HEMATOMA

Question 3

A hematoma can occur in subdural and ____________ spaces.

Answer 3

EPIDURAL

Question 4

What can intracranial pressure from a hematoma lead to?

Answer 4

FATAL BRAIN TISSUE DAMAGE

Question 5

List the 3 symptoms of a cerebral hematoma formation?

Answer 5

SEVERE HEADACHE
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DETERIORATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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MOTOR DYSFUNCTION

Question 6

How is evacuation of the extradural clot achieved?

Answer 6

PROMPTLY DRILLED HOLE

Question 7

What can a blow to the skull create, between the skull and the dura?

Answer 7

EPIDURAL HEMATOMA

Question 8

Name the artery very susceptible to injury, which lies in a groove in a part of the parietal bone that is very thin?

Answer 8

MIDDLE MENINGEAL ARTERY

temple area

Question 9

At what age stage is a subdural hematoma more common?

Answer 9

ELDERLY due to brain shrinkage stretching and weakening bridging veins

Question 10

What is the term for an “old” collection of blood and blood breakdown products between the surface of the brain and the dura called?

Answer 10

CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA