68W Phase 2 Mod 3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The primary opening through which pressure can be released;
located at the base of the skull, it is a circular opening which the
spinal cord passes through. -
correct answer ✅Foramen Magnum
Meninges:
The outermost layer and the most resilient -
correct answer ✅Dura Mater
Meninges:
The center layer -
correct answer ✅Arachnoid mater
Meninges:
The innermost membrane -
correct answer ✅Pia Mater
Brain Hemispheres:
Largest part of the brain; houses sensory functions, motor
functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence and
memory -
correct answer ✅Cerebrum
,68W Phase 2 Mod 3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Brain Hemispheres:
Controls primitive functions, coordination and balance -
correct answer ✅Cerebellum
Brain Hemispheres:
Controls vital body functions such as cardio-respiratory functions -
correct answer ✅Brain Stem
-Nutrient fluid that bathes and protects the brain and spinal cord
-Constantly produced within the ventricles of the brain
-Reabsorbed by arachnoid membrane, which covers the brain and
spinal cord
-Obstruction/accumulation will cause an increased ICP -
correct answer ✅Cerebrospinal Fluid
Skull Fracture:
-Breaks in the bone that transverse the full thickness of the skull
-Usually with no bone displacement
-Accounts for 80% of skull fractures -
correct answer ✅Linear Skull Fracture
, 68W Phase 2 Mod 3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Skull Fracture:
-Fragment of bone are driven toward or into the underlying brain
tissue
-Closed fractures increase risk of intracranial hematoma
-Open fractures serve as a possible entry point for bacteria -
correct answer ✅Depressed Skull Fracture
Skull Fracture:
-Should be suspected if CSF is draining from the nostrils of ear
canals
-Periorbital ecchymosis and ecchymosis over the mastoid behind
the ear
-May take several hours after the injury to become apparent -
correct answer ✅Basilar Skull Fracture
Fracture:
-Epistaxis, edema, ecchymosis, nasal deformity, and crepitus upon
palpation are indications -
correct answer ✅Nasal Fracture
Answers (Grade A+)
The primary opening through which pressure can be released;
located at the base of the skull, it is a circular opening which the
spinal cord passes through. -
correct answer ✅Foramen Magnum
Meninges:
The outermost layer and the most resilient -
correct answer ✅Dura Mater
Meninges:
The center layer -
correct answer ✅Arachnoid mater
Meninges:
The innermost membrane -
correct answer ✅Pia Mater
Brain Hemispheres:
Largest part of the brain; houses sensory functions, motor
functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence and
memory -
correct answer ✅Cerebrum
,68W Phase 2 Mod 3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Brain Hemispheres:
Controls primitive functions, coordination and balance -
correct answer ✅Cerebellum
Brain Hemispheres:
Controls vital body functions such as cardio-respiratory functions -
correct answer ✅Brain Stem
-Nutrient fluid that bathes and protects the brain and spinal cord
-Constantly produced within the ventricles of the brain
-Reabsorbed by arachnoid membrane, which covers the brain and
spinal cord
-Obstruction/accumulation will cause an increased ICP -
correct answer ✅Cerebrospinal Fluid
Skull Fracture:
-Breaks in the bone that transverse the full thickness of the skull
-Usually with no bone displacement
-Accounts for 80% of skull fractures -
correct answer ✅Linear Skull Fracture
, 68W Phase 2 Mod 3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Skull Fracture:
-Fragment of bone are driven toward or into the underlying brain
tissue
-Closed fractures increase risk of intracranial hematoma
-Open fractures serve as a possible entry point for bacteria -
correct answer ✅Depressed Skull Fracture
Skull Fracture:
-Should be suspected if CSF is draining from the nostrils of ear
canals
-Periorbital ecchymosis and ecchymosis over the mastoid behind
the ear
-May take several hours after the injury to become apparent -
correct answer ✅Basilar Skull Fracture
Fracture:
-Epistaxis, edema, ecchymosis, nasal deformity, and crepitus upon
palpation are indications -
correct answer ✅Nasal Fracture
