When trauma to the head causes a collection of blood to form in the brain,this is called ________.
A)hydrocephalus
B)Huntington's chorea
C)a subdural hematoma
D)an intraventricular hematoma

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A)Hydrocephalus is too much cerebrospinal fluid,not blood.
B)This does not describe Huntington's chorea.
C)Correct! Sub- means "below,underneath" and dur/o- means "dura mater." Hemat/o- means "blood" and -oma means "tumor,mass."
D)Intraventricular hematoma is within the ventricle,not between the dura mater and arachnoid.

When Trauma to the Head Causes a Collection of Blood