PRACTICE TEST PAPER TACTICAL BUILDING
TECHNIQUES REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ encases and protects brain tissue. Answer: Function of the
cranium
◉ Parietal, Temporal, Sphenoid, cribform plate, frontal, occipital,.
Answer: Bones that fuse together to form the cranium
◉ foramen magnum. 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. Answer: Function of
the brain
◉ Mandible. Answer: Medical name for lower jaw bone
◉ Maxillae. Answer: Medical name for fused bones of the upper jaw
◉ zygomatic bones. Answer: Medical name for cheekbones
,◉ Nasal bone. Answer: Provides some of the structure of the nose
◉ Meninges. Answer: Name of the three membranes that cover the
brain
◉ Dura mater. Answer: The outermost brain membrane and most
resilient
◉ Arachnoid. Answer: Center layer membrane of the brain
◉ Pia mater. Answer: The thin most inner layer brain membrane
◉ Cerebrum. Answer: The largest part of the brain, houses sensory
functions, motor functions, and higher intellectual functions such as
intelligence and memory
◉ Cerebellum. Answer: Part of the brain that controls primitive
functions, coordination, and balance
◉ Brain stem. Answer: Part of the brain that controls body functions
such as cardio-respiratory functions
, ◉ In the ventricles of the brain. Answer: Where is cerebrospinal
fluid produced?
◉ Linear skull fractures. Answer: Skull fractures that transverse the
the full thickness of the skull
◉ Linear skull fracture. Answer: Type of fractures that account for
80% of skull fractures
◉ Depressed skull fractures. Answer: Type of skull fracture in which
fragments of the bone are driven toward underlying tissue
◉ Closed. Answer: Which type of depressed skull fracture increases
the risk for intracranial hematoma?
◉ Basilar skull fracture. Answer: Fracture on the floor of the
cranium
◉ Basilar skull fracture. 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)?