Why does your head get a big bump when you hit it?!
Question: Why does your head get a big bump when you hit it.?
Like I ran into a tree on a sled (hahaha) and hit my head and now theres a big lump but if it were my arm it'd just be a bruise why.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
It has to do with cell damage. The inflammation on your head is more obvious since it can't swell inward since your skull is in the way and an arm can swell in all directions increasing the diameter or circumference of your arm and it's less obvious. Not to mention there's more meat on your arm to cushion a blow (disperse the impact) than on your head.Health Question & Answer
Your head has more small blood vessels near the skin surface that any other part of your body. When you hit yourself there you break more of them and get a bigger bump.
When you bang your arm part of the bump goes into soft tissue. On your head the bump cannot work inwards; your skull is there.Health Question & Answer
When you bang your arm part of the bump goes into soft tissue. On your head the bump cannot work inwards; your skull is there.Health Question & Answer
your head has very little soft tissue between the skull and the skin ie; muscle, fat etc ... that is why you notice the lump more ...
your arm has much more soft tissue so the hematoma (lump, bruise) is hidden within the fat and muscle.
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your arm has much more soft tissue so the hematoma (lump, bruise) is hidden within the fat and muscle.
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it reacts in that way as protection for your brain and skull
By padding it in such a manor prevents further injury to the more vital areasHealth Question & Answer
By padding it in such a manor prevents further injury to the more vital areasHealth Question & Answer
hahahaha.... good question.... maybe its like an auto-helmet for your brain, as soon as its in danger it puts up a little shieldHealth Question & Answer