Quiz sports med

Question 1

Cranium

Answer 1

The bones that form the head

Question 2

photophobia

Answer 2

abnormal sensitivity to light, especially of the eyes

Question 3

phonophobia

Answer 3

a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of sound

Question 4

retrograde amnesia

Answer 4

when you can’t recall memories from your past.

Question 5

anterograde amnesia

Answer 5

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

Question 6

tinnitus

Answer 6

a ringing sound that only you can hear

Question 7

battles sign

Answer 7

bruising over the mastoid process.

Question 8

epidural hematoma

Answer 8

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

Question 9

second impact syndrome

Answer 9

a second head injury before completely recovering from a prior head injury.

Question 10

Loc

Answer 10

loss of consciousness

Question 11

coup

Answer 11

a moving object stricks a stationary head.

Question 12

contrecoup

Answer 12

brain strikes a stationary object

Question 13

percent of concussions that result in LOC

Answer 13

less than 10%

Question 14

nausea

Answer 14

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

Question 15

concussion

Answer 15

type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth.