Head And Spine Injuries

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provides overall control of thought, sensation, and voluntary and unvoluntary motor functions of the body

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nervous system

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the brain and spinal cord

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central nervous system

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the nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae and the 12 pairs of cranial nerves that travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cord, and all of the bodys other motor and sensory nerves

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peripheral nervous system

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messages from the body to the brain are carried by ____ nerves

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sensory

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messages carried from the brain to the muscles are carried by ___ nerves

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motor

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controls involuntary function

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autonomic nervous system

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the bony structure making up the forehead, top, back, and upper sides of the skull

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cranium

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There are ___ number of bones that make up the face

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14

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the lower jaw bone

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mandible

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bone that forms part of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial cavity.

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temporal bone

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the movable joint formed between the mandible and the temporal bone, also called the TMJ

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temporomandibular joint

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the two fused bones forming the upper jaw

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maxillae (maxilla singular)

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the bones that form the upper third, or bridge, of the nose

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nasal bones

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the cheek bone, aka zygomatic bone

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malar

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the bony structures around the eyes

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orbits

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the fluid that surronds the brain and spinal cord

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cerebrospinal fluid

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the spine is made up of ___ bones

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33

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the bones of the spinal column

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vertebrae

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the bony bump on a vertabra

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spinous process

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five areas the vertebrae are divided into starting from the top

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cervical - 7
thoracic - 12
lumbar - 5
sacral - 5
coccyx - 4

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lacerated scalp with a cranium fracture is known as an_____

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open head injury

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lacerated scalp with cranium intact is known as ____

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closed head injury

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type injury to the brain in an open head injury. brain lacerated, punctured, or bruised by broken bones or foreign objects

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direct injury

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type injury to the brain in an open or closed head injury. shock of impact on the skull is transfered to the brain

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indirect injury

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first and most significant signs of head injury

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altered mental status

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mild closed head injury without detectable damage to the brain

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concussion

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a bruised brain caused when the force of a blow to the head is great enough to rupture blood vessels

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contusion

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a cut to the brain

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laceration

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a collection of blood within the skull or brain

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hematoma

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bruising on the same side as a blow

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coup

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bruising on the opposite side of a blow

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contrecoup

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the brains outer protective covering

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dura

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collection of blood between the brain and the dura

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subdural hematoma

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collection of blood between the dura and the skull

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epidural hematoma

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blood pools within the brain

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intracerebral hematoma

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rule of thumb for a mechanism of spine injury

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MOI exerts great force on the upper body, or if there is any soft tissue damage to the head, face, or neck due to trauma. Also blunt trauma above clavicles.

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two sections of the spine most vulnerable to injury

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cervical and lumbar

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falls ___ the patients height have potential for spinal injury

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3X

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The most common causes for spinal injury are:

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mvc's,falls, diving accidents, and gunshot wounds