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Clinical Diagnosis Quiz for Exam 4
LECOM Yr 1
6
Anatomy
Graduate
09/20/2011

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Term
force of a blow can drive bone fragments through the cribiform plate into the meninges or brain tissue; can cause leakage of CSF into nasal cavity
Definition
injury to the ethmoid bone
Term
a blow to the superciliary arches during a boxing match may lacerate the skin and cause this
Definition
"black eye" (echymosis)
Term
the premature closure of the cranial sutures
Definition
craniosynostosis
Term
can result in rupture of the anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery causing an extradural "epidural" hematoma
Definition
fracture of the pterion
Term
may compress the lateral part of the cerebral hemisphere and result in herniation of the medial part of the temporal lobe through the tentorial notch of dura; signs include: : limb weakness, dilated pupil from compression of the oculomotor nerve, and deterioration of cardiovascular and respiratory function
Definition
epidural hematoma
Term
allows physicians to determine progress of growth, degree of hydration and level of intracranial pressure in an infant
Definition
palpation of fontanelles
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