Combat Medic 68W: Fieldcraft 2 Exam
C168W144 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Cranium - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for the skull
encases and protects brain tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Function of the cranium
Parietal, Temporal, Sphenoid, cribform plate, frontal, occipital, - CORRECT ANSWER Bones
that fuse together to form the cranium
foramen magnum - CORRECT ANSWER The primary opening through which pressure can be
released, located at the base of the skull, where the spinal cord passes through
controls all bodily functions and processes - CORRECT ANSWER Function of the brain
Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for lower jaw bone
Maxillae - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for fused bones of the upper jaw
zygomatic bones - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for cheekbones
Nasal bone - CORRECT ANSWER Provides some of the structure of the nose
Meninges - CORRECT ANSWER Name of the three membranes that cover the brain
Dura mater - CORRECT ANSWER The outermost brain membrane and most resilient
Arachnoid - CORRECT ANSWER Center layer membrane of the brain
, Pia mater - CORRECT ANSWER The thin most inner layer brain membrane
Cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER The largest part of the brain, houses sensory functions,
motor functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence and memory
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the brain that controls primitive functions,
coordination, and balance
Brain stem - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the brain that controls body functions such as
cardio-respiratory functions
In the ventricles of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced?
Linear skull fractures - CORRECT ANSWER Skull fractures that transverse the the full
thickness of the skull
Linear skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER Type of fractures that account for 80% of skull
fractures
Depressed skull fractures - CORRECT ANSWER Type of skull fracture in which fragments of
the bone are driven toward underlying tissue
Closed - CORRECT ANSWER Which type of depressed skull fracture increases the risk for
intracranial hematoma?
Basilar skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER Fracture on the floor of the cranium
Basilar skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER What type of fracture should be suspected if
casualty has CSF draining from nostrils and ears, Periorbital ecchymosis (raccoon eyes), and
ecchymosis behind the ears (battle's sign)?
Nasal fracture - CORRECT ANSWER Type of fracture if the casualty has epistaxis, edema,
ecchymosis, nasal deformity, and crepitus?
C168W144 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Cranium - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for the skull
encases and protects brain tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Function of the cranium
Parietal, Temporal, Sphenoid, cribform plate, frontal, occipital, - CORRECT ANSWER Bones
that fuse together to form the cranium
foramen magnum - CORRECT ANSWER The primary opening through which pressure can be
released, located at the base of the skull, where the spinal cord passes through
controls all bodily functions and processes - CORRECT ANSWER Function of the brain
Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for lower jaw bone
Maxillae - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for fused bones of the upper jaw
zygomatic bones - CORRECT ANSWER Medical name for cheekbones
Nasal bone - CORRECT ANSWER Provides some of the structure of the nose
Meninges - CORRECT ANSWER Name of the three membranes that cover the brain
Dura mater - CORRECT ANSWER The outermost brain membrane and most resilient
Arachnoid - CORRECT ANSWER Center layer membrane of the brain
, Pia mater - CORRECT ANSWER The thin most inner layer brain membrane
Cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER The largest part of the brain, houses sensory functions,
motor functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence and memory
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the brain that controls primitive functions,
coordination, and balance
Brain stem - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the brain that controls body functions such as
cardio-respiratory functions
In the ventricles of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced?
Linear skull fractures - CORRECT ANSWER Skull fractures that transverse the the full
thickness of the skull
Linear skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER Type of fractures that account for 80% of skull
fractures
Depressed skull fractures - CORRECT ANSWER Type of skull fracture in which fragments of
the bone are driven toward underlying tissue
Closed - CORRECT ANSWER Which type of depressed skull fracture increases the risk for
intracranial hematoma?
Basilar skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER Fracture on the floor of the cranium
Basilar skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER What type of fracture should be suspected if
casualty has CSF draining from nostrils and ears, Periorbital ecchymosis (raccoon eyes), and
ecchymosis behind the ears (battle's sign)?
Nasal fracture - CORRECT ANSWER Type of fracture if the casualty has epistaxis, edema,
ecchymosis, nasal deformity, and crepitus?
