CBIS Test Quiz Exam GRADED A+ MOD 002
Questions & Answers 2023/2024 VERIFIED
Nuero cognitive Issues Assoicated with Frontal Lobe correct answers Emotional control, behavioral
control, verbal expression, problem solving, decision making, social control, attention, motivation
Acquired BI correct answers An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative or
induced by birth trauma
TBI correct answers An alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology, casused by an
external force
Mild TBI Characteristics correct answers Brief or no loss of consciousness for 0-30mins, altered state of
consciousness is most common and must be <24 hours, account for 75% of TBIs, 13-15 on the GCS,
normal imaging, highest prevalence of maltreatment as 16-25% never seek care, often considered a
concussion
Moderate TBI Characteristics correct answers Loss of consciousness for up to 24 hours, may appear on
scans, skull fractures and bleeding are common, 9-12 on the GCS
Severe TBI Characteristics correct answers Loss of consciousness >24 hours, 3-8 on the GCS
Likelihood of Additional Injury correct answers 1 BI increases risk of 2nd by 3x and 2nd BI increases risk
of 3rd by 8x!
Most Frequent Cause of TBI correct answers Falls
How many people sustain a BI per year? correct answers 2.5 million. 81% visit ED, 16% hsopitalized, 3%
result in death
How many people are living with effects of a TBI? correct answers 13.5 million
Likelihood of BI by gender correct answers Men are 1.4x more likely than women
Most common cause of TBI and death by age - 75+ correct answers Falls!
Most common cause of TBI and death by age - 0-3 correct answers AHT!
,Most common cause of TBI and death by age - 20-24 correct answers MVAs and Firearms
Most common cause of TBI and death by age - 16-19 correct answers MVAs!
CARF correct answers Accreditation agency for post acute BI programs, residential, outpatient,
vocational, home and community, stroke and pediatric programs - ensures quality of services through
requirements for accreditation and surveys
Joint Commission correct answers Accreditation agency for hospital based programs, may accompany
CARF accreditation, ensures quality of services through requirements for accreditation and surveys
Olmsted Decison correct answers Supreme court case stimulated by two women living in a nursing home
in Georgia for community inclusion - resulted in federal and state initiatives to improve and normalize
community living
Model Systems of Care 1987 correct answers Resulted in research projects for TBI by the NIDDR,
established rehab facilities to provide care and complete clinical research in the process
Symptoms of Mild TBI correct answers Headache, fatigue, seizures, nausea, numbness, poor sleep, light
sensitivity, noise sensitivity, impaired hearing, blurred vision, dizziness, loss of balance, neurological
abnormality, in attentiveness, decreased concentration, poor memory, impaired judgment, slow
proccessing speed, executive dysfunction, depression, anxiety, agitation, irritability, aggression,
impulsivity
Primary causes of Mild TBI correct answers Traumatic intertial - brain moving inside skull
Traumatic impact - head hits directly
Early Treatment for Mild TBI correct answers Relaxation techniques, rest, slow return to normal activity,
and reduction of normal activity if symptoms recur
Peristent Post Concussive Symptoms (PPCS) correct answers Symptoms of Mild TBI last >1 month, occurs
10% of the time in Mild TBI cases
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) correct answers Often cause by repeated blows to the head, is a
progressive, degenerative condition characterized by broken nuerons which continually release tau
protein cashing dementia over time
Diffuse axonal injury -> tau protein release -> inflammation of the brain -> progressive dementia
Define Skull correct answers Bony shell that protects the brain, has bony prominences inside which can
worsen brain injury
, Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) correct answers Provides cushion to nerve tissue, produced by ventricles (4)
which also store and circulation CSF through the brain
Meninges correct answers Pia Mater - molds around suclhi and gyri, deepest layer
Arachnoid Mater - spiderweb-like, middle layer
Dura Mater - hard plastic, top layer
Nuerons vs Glial Cells correct answers Nuerons communicate electrical impulses throughout brain while
Glial cells support and nourish Nuerons
Synapse correct answers A junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another, allows
for passing of communication fro, nueron to neuron
Functions of the Parietal Lobe correct answers Sense of touch; differentiation of size, color, and shape;
visual perception; spatial perception
Functions of the Occipital Lobe correct answers Visual functions
Functions of the Frontal Lobe correct answers Planning; organizing; problem solving; working memory;
impulse control; decision making; personality; behavior; initiation; anticipation; self-monitoring; motor
planning; emotions; awareness of abilities; attention; concentration; mental flexibility; speaking - all
executive functions
Functions of the Temporal Lobe correct answers Hearing functions, memory, understanding language,
organization and sequencing
Functions of the Brain Stem correct answers Breathing, HR, arousal, consciousness, sleep/wake
functions, attention, concentration
Transmits all sensory information from body to brain and movement signals from the brain to the body
Contains sensory centers for hearing, touch, taste, and balance
Even if the cerebral cortex is gravelly damaged, the brain stem can keep someone alive - or in a
vegetative state
Functions of the Cerebellum correct answers Balance, coordination, skilled motor activity
