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It protects the brain from injury.
It maintains homeostasis by
Which of the following regulating metabolites around
describes the the brain .
functions of cerebral spinal fluid? It exchanges gases with the
blood to
all that apply. maintain oxygenation of the
brain .
It collects waste products
Which of the following is accurate secreted by brain cells.
about the cerebral spinal fluid It is a closed system in which there
circulatory sys- tem? is no escape for cerebral spinal
fluid under high pressure.
Skin
Skul
l
Place the following layers of the Dura mater
skull and brain in the correct order Arachnoid mater
(from outside to inside). Subarachnoid
space Pia mater
Brain
, death will
Which of the following can increase occur.
in- tracranial pressure? Select all
that apply.
When intracranial pressure
be- comes life-threatening,
blood pres- sure , the heart
rate , respirations
, and pulse pressure
. If the pressure is
not
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Excessive amounts of spinal fluid Decrease
Brain tumor Widens
Subdural hematoma Decrease
Meningitis d
Rises Slows
Select the correct symptom of
high brain pressure to match its *chart*
cause or the expla- nation of why
it occurs.
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If increased intracranial pressure is Which of the following could be
sus- pected, which tests would you the cause of increased
expect intracranial pres- sure? Select all
to be ordered to identify these that apply.
elevated pressures? After the bicycle accident,
How is the brain able to relieve bleeding in the brain started
high amounts of pressure that may to
occur with an injury to the head? the surrounding pressure. At the
same
Read the case study below and
then select the following signs and
symp- toms consistent with
increased intracra- nial pressure.
Kaylee, (preferred pronouns: she,
her), a teenager, was riding her
bike when she fell and hit her
head. She was not wearing a
helmet. She had abrasions on both
knees. Two hours later, she was
experiencing nausea with
vomiting, a severe headache, and
was mildly con- fused. Her pupils
are dilated and slow- ly react to
light. The healthcare provider
mentioned that Kaylee had
papilledema. Her vital signs
included a blood pressure of
180/40, pulse of 45, and
respirations of 10. The
temperature is 98.6 °F. She has
asthma and eczema. She was
taken to the hospital for further
evaluation.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan of
the head
The brain is limited and unable to
reduce higher pressures without
outside inter- vention.
*chart*
Bleeding into the subarachnoid
space Bleeding into the subdural
space
Increase
Increases
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