concussion vocab

Question 1

concussion

Answer 1

a type of brain injury resulting in a multitude of symptoms

Question 2

cranium

Answer 2

bones that form the head

Question 3

coup

Answer 3

a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government.

Question 4

contrecoup

Answer 4

a type of traumatic brain injury that occurs when the brain rebounds and hits the opposite side of the skull after an impact

Question 5

amnesia

Answer 5

A memory deficit that can be caused by brain damage or disease

Question 6

photophobia

Answer 6

fear of light

Question 7

phonophobia

Answer 7

fear of sound

Question 8

tinnitus

Answer 8

the perception of sound when there is no external source

Question 9

2 signs of concussions

Answer 9

loss of consciousness and vomiting

Question 10

2 symptoms of concussions

Answer 10

nausea, headaches

Question 11

loC

Answer 11

level of consciousness

Question 12

retrograde amnesia

Answer 12

when you can’t recall memories from the past

Question 13

anterograde amnesia

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Q-collar

Answer 14

intended to help protect the brain from the effects of repetitive head impacts

Question 15

Battle of sign

Answer 15

bruising over the mastoid process

Question 16

Epidural hematoma

Answer 16

an extra-axial collection of blood within the potential space between the outer layer of the dura mater and the inner table of the skull

Question 17

Glasgow coma scale

Answer 17

a neurological assessment tool that measures a patient’s level of consciousness and the severity of brain injury