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The cranium forms a shell-like shape around your brain to protect it from falls and summer-saults.

The cranium makes a shield to your brain by stopping falls and hits to your head. This shell like shape is very hard and is very hard to break or crack, that is why it protects your brain.

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The brain is protected by the skull for one main reason. The brain is vital for functioning many parts of the body. If the brain is severely injured, the body could die.

The skull is there for that simple reason--to protect. An accidental smack on the head that usually gets nursed with an 'ow, that hurt, i guess' and some tender rubbing could result in major brain malfunctions or death. The skull is something you don't want to loose! :)

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Your skull is a hard bone surrounding your brain. It absorbs the major impact of the hit.

Under your skull surrounding your brain is a layer of fluid in which the brain floats. This also absorbs much of the impact stopping direct damage to your brain

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The brain.
Organs protected by the skull are brain, eyes, eardrum, pituitary gland, and the top part of the spinal cord to name a few.

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The skull protects your brain, which is too soft and delicate not to be protected.

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It does what a helmet does for your head i.e shock absorbion and impact protection

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The skull protects the brain by providing mechanical support and coverage. This keeps things from falling onto your head and squishing or ripping the brain.

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the brain

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Lee was in an automotive wreck in which his head hit the windshield A piece of glass entered his brain after passing through his skull What type of injury is this?

a penetrating head injury (A+)


How does the movement help in the cerebrum?

Presumably you're asking about how the cerebrum isn't physically attached to the skull, but is rather surrounded by a fluid. It adds a shock absorber. If you fall and hit your head, your brain slides around and is slowed down by the fluid, lessening or preventing its impact against the skull. If it were directly mounted, even a slight jolt to the head would cause a concussion.


Do you loose 10 brain cells everytime you hit your head?

Yes. You loose them becausse of how sensitive your brain is.


What damage might have been done to the function of the brain particularly the functions associated with the frontal lobe if you hit your forehead?

This answer varies on how hard you hit your head. If you hit your head very hard you may have a subdural hematoma (a collection of blood on the surface of the brain, can cause serious brain damage and/or death), an epidural hematoma (bleeding in between the inside of the skull and the dura, can cause serious brain damage and/or death), a cerebral contusion (a brusing of the brain, can cause serious brain damage and/or death) , a intracranial hemorrhage (intracranial bleeding, causes paralysis, memory loss and/or death), or a concussion (memory loss and/or death). Most cases of subdural hematomas and epidrual hematomas require a craniotomy to stop the bleeding. If you did not hit your head very hard you may not even have a medical condition.


Is it true that when you sneeze some of your braincells die?

Yes. Part of this can be because people jerk their head causing their brain to hit the inside of the skull killing a few braincells. No need to worry it is a small amount and braincells actually grow back/ new ones are made.

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How does the skull protect your brain when hit in the head?

The skull can protect the brain, scientifically.But, it's better to take procautions to help protect it even more.


What is blunt force brain trauma?

When you are hit hard enough in the head the your brain moves in the skull and hit the side


Your son has a concussion?

The brain is soft tissue enclosed in hard bone, the skull. When the head is hit with force, it cuases the brain to hit the skull causing a "bruise' or concussion.


How can you protect your brain?

by the skull and fluid surrounding the brain hope it helped XD


Can there be an after shock after being hit in the head?

Yes, this is called a concussion. When you get hit in the head your brain can sometimes hit the inside of your skull which causes a concussion or after shock.


What is a concusion?

a concusin is when your brain is hit against your skull either from head trauma or some sort of a head injury like received in football.


Why is the brain protected with a body structure called skull?

cuz otherwise ur brain would fall out, and the brain is a delicate organ, which means it needs to be protected. for example, if u were hit in the head with a ball, without the skull, ur brain would be damaged


What a concussion?

A concussion is basically a bruise on your brain. If you hit your head hard enough, (not that I'm saying you should) your brain can move and hit the inside of your skull. Since the brain is very sensitive, it bruises if it even touches the inside of your skull. Luckily, your brain has proective fluid inside your skull to prevent a concussion. yo mama is going to take u 2 the hospital if u get one


What is concuss?

A concussion is basically a bruise on your brain. If you hit your head hard enough, (not that I'm saying you should) your brain can move and hit the inside of your skull. Since the brain is very sensitive, it bruises if it even touches the inside of your skull. Luckily, your brain has proective fluid inside your skull to prevent a concussion. yo mama is going to take u 2 the hospital if u get one


Lee was in an automotive wreck in which his head hit the windshield A piece of glass entered his brain after passing through his skull What type of injury is this?

a penetrating head injury (A+)


Lee was in an automotive wreck in which his head hit the windshield. A piece of glass entered his brain after passing through his skull. What type of injury is this?

a penetrating head injury (A+)


Why do you get dizzy when you hit your head?

When you hit your head the molicuals in your brain move around causing the blood to move around creating some brain functions telling you to feel woosy or a stomach ache to protect the cells....