BOC EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL

BOC EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL

●● BRAIN is made up of:
Answer: -cerebrum
-cerebellum
-pons
-medulla


●● cerebrum
Answer: 2 hemispheres; coordinates all voluntary muscle activity &
interprets sensory impulses, controls higher mental function (memory,
reasoning, intelligence, learning, judgement, emotion)


●● cerebellum
Answer: controls synergistic movements of the skeletal muscle and
plays a critical role in coordination of voluntary muscular movements


●● pons
Answer: controls sleep, posture, respiration, swallowing, bladder

, ●● medulla
Answer: lowest part of brain stem, regulates HR, breathing, BP,
coughing, sneezing, vomiting


●● Layers of Meninges
Answer: Dura mater -> Subdural space -> arachnoid mater ->
subarachnoid space -> pia mater


●● cerebrospinal fluid is contained:
Answer: between arachnoid and pia mater membrane; surrounds and
suspends the brain


●● When assessing an unconscious athlete, ATC must always consider
Answer: cervical neck injury


●● retrograde amnesia
Answer: loss of memory before accident


●● anterograde amnesia
Answer: loss of memory after accident


●● Neurological Exam
Answer: cerebral- cognitive function