Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Inability to remember
events after an injury.
Basilar Skull Fractures - CORRECT ANSWER-Usually
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the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a
linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph
(x-ray).
Battle's Sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process
that may indicate a skull fracture.
Cerebral Edema - CORRECT ANSWER-Swelling of the brain.
Closed Head Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-Injury in which the brain ahs been injured
but the skin has not been broken and there is no obvious bleeding.
Concussion - CORRECT ANSWER-A temporary loss or alteration of part of all of the
brain's abilities to function without actual physical damage to the brain.
Connecting Nerves - CORRECT ANSWER-Nerves in the spinal cord that connect the
motor and sensory nerves.
Coup-Contrecoup Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-Dual impacting of the brain into the
skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; Contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite
side of impact, as the brain rebounds.
Distraction - CORRECT ANSWER-the action of pulling the spine along its length.
Epidural Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER-An accumulation of blood between the skull
and the dura mater.
Eyes-Forward Position - CORRECT ANSWER-A head position in which the patient's
eyes are looking straight ahead and the head and torso are in line.
Four-Person Log Roll - CORRECT ANSWER-The recommended procedure for moving
a patient with a suspected spinal injury from the ground to a long backboard.
Intervertebral Disk - CORRECT ANSWER-The cushion that lies between two vertebrae.
Intracerebral Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER-Bleeding within the brain tissue
(parenchyma) itself; also referred to as an intraparenchymal hematoma.
ICP - CORRECT ANSWER-Intracranial Pressure.
Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - CORRECT ANSWER-The pressure within the cranial vault.
Involuntary Activities - CORRECT ANSWER-Actions of the body that are not under a
person's conscious control.
Linear Skull Fractures - CORRECT ANSWER-Account for 80% of skull fractures; also
referred to as nondisplaced skull fractures; commonly occur in the temporal-parietal
region of the skull; not associated with deformities to the skull.
Meninges - CORRECT ANSWER-Three distinct layers of tissue that surround and
protect the brain and the spinal cord within the skull and the spinal canal.
Open Head Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-Injury to the head often caused by a
penetrating object in which there may be bleeding and exposed brain tissue.
Primary (Direct) Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-An injury to the brain and its associated
structures that is a direct result of impact to the head.
Raccoon Eyes - CORRECT ANSWER-Bruising under the eyes that may indicate a skull
fracture.
Retrograde Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-The inability to remember events leading
up to a head injury.
Secondary (Indirect) Injury - CORRECT ANSWER-The "after effects" of the primary
injury; includes abnormal processes such as cerebral edema, increased intracranial
pressure, cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, and infection; onset is often delayed following
the primary brain injury.
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER-Bleeding into the subarachnoid
space, where the cerebrospinal fluid circulates.
Subdural Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER-An accumulation of blood beneath the
dura mater but outside the brain.
Subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER-A partial or incomplete dislocation.
TBI - CORRECT ANSWER-Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - CORRECT ANSWER-A traumatic insult to the brain
capable of producing physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and vocational changes.
Voluntary Activities - CORRECT ANSWER-Actions that we consciously perform, in
which sensory input or conscious thought determines a specific muscular activity.
developmental disability - CORRECT ANSWER-insufficient development of the brain
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