CBIS Exam (Graded A+ Already
Passed)2023 Verified
* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 - correct answer Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging.
LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days
* Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 - correct answer Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours;
alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days
* Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 - correct answer Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of
consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to 1 day
* 3 parts of neuron - correct answer Cell body
Axon
Dendrites
* 2.5 million TBIs - correct answer 53,000 deaths (2%)
284,000 hospitalizations (11%)
2,214,000 ED visits (87%)
* Coup-contrecoup - correct answer When the brain accelerates in one directions, it rebounds in the
opposite direction
* Acquired Brain Injury - correct answer An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital,
degenerative or induced by birth trauma
* Traumatic Brain Injury - correct answer An alteration of brain function or other evidence of brain
pathology caused by an external force
,* Incidence - correct answer Rate or range of occurrence
* Prevalence - correct answer Number of people with a given condition at a specific point in time
* What determines the effects of brain injury? - correct answer Injury severity
Age at injury
Alcohol misuse
Domestic violence
Service in military
Participation in sports
* Concussion - correct answer Mild TBI caused by bump, blow or jolt to head that can change the way
the brain works (or a fall)
Can occur in any sport or recreation activity
Memory loss
May or may not lose consciousness
* 2.5 million people sustained TBI in 2010 - correct answer
* Brain Stem - correct answer Top of spinal column
Central point for all incoming and outgoing information and basic life functions
* Limbic System - correct answer Emotions and basic feelings
* Frontal Lobe Damage - correct answer Executive function/personality
Lack of control of behaviors, poor short term memory and working memory
* Broca's Area - correct answer Located in lower portion of motor cortex (left frontal-temporal lobe)
Expression- production of speech
,* Wernicke's Area - correct answer Located in left temporal parietal area
Receptive- understanding of speech
* Risk of TBI after first injury - correct answer 3x greater for 2nd injury
* Risk of TBI after second injury - correct answer 8x greater for 3rd injury
* Alcohol and TBI - correct answer 37%-51% of brain injuries
22% of drivers aged 15-20 involved in fatal MVAs had been drinking
56% not wearing seat belts
* Neurons - correct answer Communicating cells
* Frontal Lobe - correct answer Primary motor cortex and prefrontal cortex
Planning, organizing, problem solving, judgment, impulse control, decision making, working memory,
emotional control, motivation, verbal expression
* Occipital Lobe - correct answer Visual stimuli processing
Brain Injury in Prisons - correct answer 2 million people in prisons have a brain injury not recognized,
diagnosed or treated
Female inmates convicted of violent crime are more likely to have sustained a pre crime TBI or other
form of physical abuse
Lost Productivity - correct answer Loss of earning potential, payment of taxes and the re-investment of
earnings into the economy
, Neurogenic Bladder - correct answer Affected cerebral structures that control bladder storage and
emptying functions
Incontinence
Spasticity - correct answer Increase in muscle tone resulting in abnormal motor patterns
Faster stretch = stronger spasm
Monitor for sedating effects of meds
Dura Mater - correct answer Outer layer of meninges; heavy covering
Bleed in this area: subdural hematoma
Arachnoid Layer - correct answer 2nd layer of meninges; similar to spider web
Bleed in this area: subdural hematoma
Pia Mater - correct answer 3rd layer of meninges; molds around sulci and gyri of brain
Synapse - correct answer Junction between cells
Action Potential - correct answer Electrical impulse fired
Brain stem areas - correct answer Medulla
Pons
Midbrain
Cerebellum - correct answer Lower back section of brain
Coordinates, modulates and stores all body movement
Occipital Lobes - correct answer Primary visual center
Visual cortex connected to eyes by optic nerves
Passed)2023 Verified
* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 - correct answer Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging.
LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days
* Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 - correct answer Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours;
alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days
* Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 - correct answer Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of
consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to 1 day
* 3 parts of neuron - correct answer Cell body
Axon
Dendrites
* 2.5 million TBIs - correct answer 53,000 deaths (2%)
284,000 hospitalizations (11%)
2,214,000 ED visits (87%)
* Coup-contrecoup - correct answer When the brain accelerates in one directions, it rebounds in the
opposite direction
* Acquired Brain Injury - correct answer An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital,
degenerative or induced by birth trauma
* Traumatic Brain Injury - correct answer An alteration of brain function or other evidence of brain
pathology caused by an external force
,* Incidence - correct answer Rate or range of occurrence
* Prevalence - correct answer Number of people with a given condition at a specific point in time
* What determines the effects of brain injury? - correct answer Injury severity
Age at injury
Alcohol misuse
Domestic violence
Service in military
Participation in sports
* Concussion - correct answer Mild TBI caused by bump, blow or jolt to head that can change the way
the brain works (or a fall)
Can occur in any sport or recreation activity
Memory loss
May or may not lose consciousness
* 2.5 million people sustained TBI in 2010 - correct answer
* Brain Stem - correct answer Top of spinal column
Central point for all incoming and outgoing information and basic life functions
* Limbic System - correct answer Emotions and basic feelings
* Frontal Lobe Damage - correct answer Executive function/personality
Lack of control of behaviors, poor short term memory and working memory
* Broca's Area - correct answer Located in lower portion of motor cortex (left frontal-temporal lobe)
Expression- production of speech
,* Wernicke's Area - correct answer Located in left temporal parietal area
Receptive- understanding of speech
* Risk of TBI after first injury - correct answer 3x greater for 2nd injury
* Risk of TBI after second injury - correct answer 8x greater for 3rd injury
* Alcohol and TBI - correct answer 37%-51% of brain injuries
22% of drivers aged 15-20 involved in fatal MVAs had been drinking
56% not wearing seat belts
* Neurons - correct answer Communicating cells
* Frontal Lobe - correct answer Primary motor cortex and prefrontal cortex
Planning, organizing, problem solving, judgment, impulse control, decision making, working memory,
emotional control, motivation, verbal expression
* Occipital Lobe - correct answer Visual stimuli processing
Brain Injury in Prisons - correct answer 2 million people in prisons have a brain injury not recognized,
diagnosed or treated
Female inmates convicted of violent crime are more likely to have sustained a pre crime TBI or other
form of physical abuse
Lost Productivity - correct answer Loss of earning potential, payment of taxes and the re-investment of
earnings into the economy
, Neurogenic Bladder - correct answer Affected cerebral structures that control bladder storage and
emptying functions
Incontinence
Spasticity - correct answer Increase in muscle tone resulting in abnormal motor patterns
Faster stretch = stronger spasm
Monitor for sedating effects of meds
Dura Mater - correct answer Outer layer of meninges; heavy covering
Bleed in this area: subdural hematoma
Arachnoid Layer - correct answer 2nd layer of meninges; similar to spider web
Bleed in this area: subdural hematoma
Pia Mater - correct answer 3rd layer of meninges; molds around sulci and gyri of brain
Synapse - correct answer Junction between cells
Action Potential - correct answer Electrical impulse fired
Brain stem areas - correct answer Medulla
Pons
Midbrain
Cerebellum - correct answer Lower back section of brain
Coordinates, modulates and stores all body movement
Occipital Lobes - correct answer Primary visual center
Visual cortex connected to eyes by optic nerves
