Author Question: Priscilla is in an auto accident that causes her head to crash against the windshield. Her brain is ... (Read 31 times)

arivle123 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Priscilla is in an auto accident that causes her head to crash against the windshield. Her brain is pressed against the skull and bruised by the impact. She loses consciousness for three days, but none of the brain tissue is torn. Priscilla experienced a ____.

a. cerebral laceration
b. cerebrovascular accident
c. stroke
d. contusion

Question 2

Sophie is playing volleyball. As she is about to spike the ball over the net, another player on her team accidentally collides with her, and Sophie hits her head against one of the metal poles that holds up the net. Sophie loses consciousness for a few seconds and, in a daze, she walked to the bench to sit down. Although she had a headache for a couple of weeks, she suffers no other effects from the blow. Sophie has experienced what type of brain injury?

a. a contusion
b. a concussion
c. a laceration
d. a cerebrovascular accident