Head Trauma. 1) Approximately of individuals who experience trauma show signs of a head injury. a) 10% b) 20% c) 35% d) 50%

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1 Head Trauma 1) Approximately of individuals who experience trauma show signs of a head injury. a) 10% b) 20% c) 35% d) 50% 2) What percent of the cranial vault (brain) is made up of Cerebral Spinal Fluid? a) 5% b) 10% c) 15% d) 20% 3) The brainstem includes all the following EXCEPT a) midbrain b) pons c) medulla d) cerebellum 4) Broca s area is found in the lobe. a) Frontal b) Occipital c) Parietal d) Temporal 5) Which cranial nerve controls the neck and shoulder muscles? a) Trochlear b) Accessory c) Trigeminal d) Vagus 6) The brain s glial cells are responsible for all the following EXCEPT a) Sending nerve impulses b) Providing nutrition c) Maintaining homeostasis d) Forming myelin 7) Which is referred to as the Master Gland? a) Pineal Gland b) Pituitary Gland c) Thalamus d) Amygdala

2 8) Which is not one of the types of force that will occur when an individual experiences blunt trauma? a) Deceleration b) Rotational c) Lateral d) Deformation 9) Which is known as Battle s sign? a) Bruising behind the ears b) Bruising around the eyes c) Unequal pupil size d) Irregular breathing pattern 10) Which is NOT a type of diffuse injury? a) Concussion b) Contusion c) Brain edema d) Diffuse axonal injury 11) Linear skull fractures often require little to no treatment. a) True b) False 12) According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately traumatic brain injuries occur each year. a) 700,000 b) 1.3 million c) 1.7 million d) 2.3 million 13) Approximately of TBIs are due to violence and about are due to sports injuries. a) 10%, 20% b) 20%, 3% c) 3%, 30% d) 15%, 50% 14) of patients with brain contusions or hematomas will experience seizures while approximately of patients with penetrating head injuries will experience seizures. a) 25%, 50% b) 15%, 40% c) 35%, 30% d) 45%, 20%

3 15) Which type of vascular injury includes blocked blood flow to the brain? a) Hemorrhagic stroke b) Thrombosis c) Vasospasm d) Ischemic stroke 16) The most common form of sensory impairment for patients with a TBI is a) Taste b) Touch c) Hearing d) Vision 17) Which involves difficulty recalling words and/or speaking in complete sentences? a) Wernicke s Aphasia b) Dysarthria c) Acalcula d) Broca s Aphasia 18) Damage to the brain on the side opposite the side that received the initial impact is known as a injury. a) Reflexive b) Summative c) Contra coup d) Rebound 19) It is most common for patient to experience a contusion in the. a) occipital or parietal b) parietal or frontal c) frontal or temporal d) temporal or occipital 20) In which type of hematoma is the blood confined between the dura and the arachnoid membrane? a) Epidural b) Subdural c) Intracerebral d) Cerebral 21) Which is the least common type of hemorrhage? a) Subarachnoid b) Epidural c) Extradural d) Cerebral

4 22) Which hemorrhage involves bleeding that occurs in the region between the inside of the skull and the dura? a) Subarachnoid b) Epidural c) Extradural d) Cerebral 23) In the Ruff Concussion Grades, 5-30 minutes of Loss of Consciousness (LOC) would be a) Type I b) Type II c) Type III d) Type IV 24) A Severe Head Injury is a GCS score of or less. a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16 25) With the patient is unable to move or communicate normally as the result of paralysis of the body. a) Brain Death b) Stupor c) Vegetative State d) Locked-In Syndrome 26) Which condition is irreversible? a) Brain Death b) Stupor c) Vegetative State d) Locked-In Syndrome 27) Parkinson s disease may develop years after TBI as a result of damage to the a) Pons b) Hypothalamus c) Brainstem d) Basil ganglia 28) Which is defined as bruising of the brain. a) Contusion b) Hemorrhage c) Encephalopathy d) Diffuse Axonal Injury

5 29) All the following are common neurobehavioral problems experienced by head trauma patients EXCEPT a) Over-arousal b) Negative symptoms c) Frustration tolerance d) Problems in perception 30) Patients who experience Anterograde grade amnesia will lose memories of the events the injury. a) Before b) During c) Before and following d) Following 31) Most headaches should stop within of a head injury. a) 2 weeks b) 4 weeks c) 2 months d) 6 months 32) Moderate Head Injury is a GCS score of a) 8 or less b) 9 to 12 c) 13 to 15 d) 16 to 19 33) Which is a means of visualizing the carotid and vertebral arterial systems in the neck and brain without having to inject contrast into the bloodstream? a) MRA b) PET SCAN c) SPECT SCAN d) MRS 34) For mild head injuries, it is not common to utilize radiologic imaging to evaluate the injury. a) True b) False 35) Most instances of shaken baby syndrome occur between the ages of a) 1 to 3 months b) 3 to 8 months c) 8 to 12 months d) 12 to 15 months

6 36) Shaken Baby Syndrome is the cause of death and disability in infants and children. a) 1 st b) 2 nd c) 3 rd d) 4 th 37) Most cases of shaken baby syndrome are fatal. a) True b) False 38) In the reference MIRAGE study, patients with Alzheimer s disease were nearly times more likely to have a history of head injury that resulted in loss of consciousness. a) 2 b) 5 c) 8 d) 10