Sport Med

Question 1

Concussion

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Cranium

Answer 2

the part of the skull that encloses the brain

Question 3

Coup

Answer 3

Initail impact sight

Question 4

Contrecoup

Answer 4

your brain goes the opposite direction of the coup

Question 5

Retrograde amnesia

Answer 5

a form of memory loss that causes an inability to remember events from the past.

Question 6

Anterograde amnesia

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Tinnitus

Answer 7

when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears.

Question 8

Phonophobia

Answer 8

a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of sound.

Question 9

Photophobia

Answer 9

abnormal sensitivity to light, especially of the eyes.

Question 10

Second impact Syndrone

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

Answer 11

Bruising from behind your ear from a skull fracture

Question 12

Epidural hematoma

Answer 12

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

Question 13

LOC (asitrelateste head injuries)

Answer 13

Loss of Concussion

Question 14

Nausea

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Percent of concussion that results in LOC

Answer 15

Fewer than 10 percent