The Brain
The Accident
Infection
Medicine in 1848
Treatment & Care
100
"The brain is soft. The skull is________."
What is hard?
100
In addition to being foreman, this was Phineas's special job
What is exlosives expert?
100

True or False: Science in 1838, knows quite a bit about bacteria.

What is false?

100
He discovered cells and named them
Who is Robert Hooke?
100

At first, Dr. Harlow is not available so the crew brings this person in to care for their boss.

Who is Dr. Williams?

200
A hard blow to the brain will cause brain tissue to do this.
What is swell?
200

This object helped to set the fuse for each explosion.

What is a tamping iron?

200
Phineas's type of injury may have saved his life but it also made him succeptible to_______________.
What is infection?
200
He discovered animalcules or microorganisms
Who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
200

Dr. Harlow must do this before he can look at and treat Phineas's wound.

What is shave his head?

300
An unbroken skull and a swollen brain can cause oxygen to be cut off from the brain. This type of injury is called a/an__________.
What is a closed-brain injury.
300
This has always been a disagreement among the accident witnesses.
What is how Phineas was distracted?
300

Scientists in 1848, called infection this.

What is sepsis?

300
He performed the first sterile surgeries.
Who is Joseph Lister?
300

This is the process that Dr. Harlow uses to treat Phineas's wounds.

What is shave the area, clean the area, put the skull back in place, tape the skin, and bandage the area.

400
Phineas's skull was broken, leaving his brain room to swell.This is what type of injury?
What is an open-brain injury?
400

The tamping iron entered through_______________and exited through__________.

What is the cheek and the top of the skull/head (frontal lobe).

400
Pus is actually this
What is dead white blood cells?
400

Doctors would do this to put the body in balance.

What is to bleed a patient?

400

Phineas is found wandering around town with no coat. Dr. Harlow diagnoses this condition.

What is an imbalance of bodily humours?

500
This barrier protects the brain from dangerous substances circulating through the body.
What is the blood-brain barrier?
500
Shockingly, Phineas did these two things immediately after being injured. (He also called for his time book!)
What is sit up and talk.
500

Two dangereous types of infections are________ and___________, one of which commonly happens in the throat.

What is strep and staph.

500
This is the reason why an infected area swells (Explain)
What is white blood cells rush to the area to fight the infection, causing it to turn red and swell.
500

The doctor give Phineas a final test before sending him home to NH. He offers him $1000 for the pebbles in his pocket. He does this because----

What is to decide if Phineas has the ability to reason or use logic/common sense.

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