Function of the scalp - Answers Skin covering the skull; outermost portion of the head
Function of the skull - Answers Encases and protects the brain tissue
Bones that form the skull - Answers -Parietal
-Temporal
-Sphenoid
-Cribriform plate
-Frontal
-Occipital
Facial bones - Answers -Mandible
-Maxillae
-Zygomatic
-Nasal bone
Definition of meninges - Answers Membranes that cover the brain
Dura mater - Answers Outermost membrane; most resilient
Arachnoid - Answers center meninge
Pia mater - Answers innermost membrane
Function of the meninges - Answers Protects the cranial nerves and spinal cord
Largest part of the brain - Answers Cerebrum
Controls primitive functions, coordination, and balance - Answers Cerebellum
Controls vital body functions such as cardio-respiratory - Answers Brainstem
Houses sensory function, motor functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence and
memory - Answers Cerebrum
CSF - Answers Nutrient fluid that bathes and protects the brain and spinal cord
Where is CSF produced? - Answers Ventricles of the brain
Where is CSF reabsorbed? - Answers arachnoid membrane
, Lacerations, abrasions, avulsions, and de-gloving are examples of serious injuries to what? - Answers The
scalp
Breaks in the bone that transverse the full thickness of the skull - Answers Linear fractures
80% of skull fractures - Answers Linear skull fractures
Fragments of bone are driven toward or into the underlying brain tissue - Answers Depressed skull
fractures
Closed depressed skull fractures increase the risk of what - Answers intracranial hematoma
Open depressed skull fractures serve as __ - Answers Possible entry point for bacteria
Fractures of the floor of the cranium - Answers Basilar skull fractures
Periorbital ecchymosis - Answers Raccoon eyes
Epistaxis, edema, ecchymosis, nasal deformity, crepitus upon palpation are indications of __ - Answers
Nasal fracture
Teeth dont fit together - Answers Mandibular fracture
Face is flat - Answers Mid-face fracture
After what situations would you avoid attempting to lift or wrap the head of a casualty who is lying
down - Answers -MVC
-Falls >15 feet
-IED blast involving an MRAP
At what rate should casualties who show signs of increased ICP be ventilated? - Answers 20
Patients with increased ICP: maintain what O2 saturation percentage? - Answers 90%
Hyperventilation of patients with increased ICP can contribute to the problem of __ or __ - Answers -
Ischemia
-Hypoxia
Why is morphine contraindicated for TBI? - Answers -Respiratory depression
-Effects on pupillary response
What do you not do for depressed or open skull fractures - Answers Pack with hemostatic agent
A difference of greater than __ in pupil size is considered abnormal - Answers 1.0 mm