True! Your brain is floating in your skull in CSF. Your olfactory nerves pass through the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone, ending at the olfactory bulbs that give your sense of smell. When you hit your head, your brain moves with the CSF in your skull and can actually SHEAR off your olfactory nerves.
A
True
B
Women
Males tend to participate in more high risk behaviors than women do. They are 2.22 times more likely to have a TBI than women
A
Infant is chronically cold causing frequent shivering
B
Infant gets physically shaken by a parent or caregiver
C
Infant gets emotionally "shaken" by an environmental stressor
Shaken baby syndrome usually occurs when a parent or other caregiver shakes a baby out of anger or frustration, often because the baby will not stop crying. Babies have very weak neck muscles that cannot fully support their proportionally large heads. Primarily seen in children younger than 2, with majority happening before the child’s first birthday
A
safety goggles and head padding
B
sunglasses and wide brim hats
C
helmets and seat belts
D
looking both ways before crossing the street
Safety equipment to prevent TBI include helmets and seat belts
A
True
B
False
True: TBIs can cause personality changes.
A
15
B
10
C
8
D
3
3 indicates brain death according to the Glasgow coma scale (GCS)
A
They self repair
B
Compensatory mechanisms does not necessitate regeneration.
C
They are unable to self repair
Once damaged, neurons are unable to regenerate and undergo necrosis (tissue death) and will lose its function and therefore the connection.
