Function of the scalp - Skin covering the skull; outermost portion of the head
Function of the skull - Encases and protects the brain tissue
Bones that form the skull - -Parietal
-Temporal
-Sphenoid
-Cribriform plate
-Frontal
-Occipital
Facial bones - -Mandible
-Maxillae
-Zygomatic
-Nasal bone
Definition of meninges - Membranes that cover the brain
Dura mater - Outermost membrane; most resilient
Arachnoid - center meninge
Pia mater - innermost membrane
Function of the meninges - Protects the cranial nerves and spinal cord
, Largest part of the brain - Cerebrum
Controls primitive functions, coordination, and balance - Cerebellum
Controls vital body functions such as cardio-respiratory - Brainstem
Houses sensory function, motor functions, and higher intellectual functions such as intelligence and
memory - Cerebrum
CSF - Nutrient fluid that bathes and protects the brain and spinal cord
Where is CSF produced? - Ventricles of the brain
Where is CSF reabsorbed? - arachnoid membrane
Lacerations, abrasions, avulsions, and de-gloving are examples of serious injuries to what? - The scalp
Breaks in the bone that transverse the full thickness of the skull - Linear fractures
80% of skull fractures - Linear skull fractures
Fragments of bone are driven toward or into the underlying brain tissue - Depressed skull fractures
Closed depressed skull fractures increase the risk of what - intracranial hematoma
Open depressed skull fractures serve as __ - Possible entry point for bacteria
Fractures of the floor of the cranium - Basilar skull fractures
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