A coup injury resulting from a blow to the frontal portion of the skull would occur in which re-gion of the brain?
a. Frontal
b. Temporal
c. Parietal
d. Occipital
ANS: A
When there is force applied to the skull, an injury may occur to the corresponding location on the brain. The injury may be coup (injury at site of impact) or contrecoup (injury from brain rebound-ing and hitting opposite side of skull).
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