concusssion vocab

Question 1

Cranium

Answer 1

Bones that form the skull

Question 2

Concussion

Answer 2

Traumatic brain injury, temporary disturbance of brain function

Question 3

Coup

Answer 3

Goes forward, hits front

Question 4

Contrecoup

Answer 4

Goes backward, hits back

Question 5

Signs of concussion

Answer 5

-LOC
-Stumbling
-Fencing sign
-Vomiting

Question 6

Symptoms of concussion

Answer 6

-Headache
-Dizziness
-Fatigue
-Ringing in ears

Question 7

Photophobia

Answer 7

Fear of light

Question 8

Phonophobia

Answer 8

Fear of sound

Question 9

Tinnitus

Answer 9

Ringing in ears

Question 10

LOC

Answer 10

Loss of consciousness

Question 11

Amnesia

Answer 11

Memory loss

Question 11

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 11

Brain can’t remember past memories

Question 12

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 12

Brain can’t form new memories

Question 13

Battle Sign

Answer 13

Bruising behind the ear in the mastoid region of the skull

Question 14

Epidural Hematoma

Answer 14

Bleeding between the inside of the skull and outer covering of the brain

Question 15

Glasgow Coma Scale

Answer 15

Tool to measure levels of consciousness

Question 16

Q-Collar

Answer 16

Device that provides pressure to the jugular veins to help reduce chance of head injury