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Atrophy occurs when a muscle loses its mass and strength. This is caused by inactivity in the muscle, which causes the body to restrict blood flow to it to allow blood to be used more efficiently elsewhere. And since the muscle isn't being exercised either, it is not tearing and regrowing, and it begins to shrivel up onto itself.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAtrophy is the degeneration of a body part. Essentially, it is the wearing away of muscles causing the body part to become less useful. It occurs when a particular part of the body is not being used, as when a cast is put on. The muslce breaks down and becomes weak because it is not being used and serving no purpose.
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What Part of the brain that controls sensory receptors and interprets language?
Your memory is controlled by the cerebrum. and the frontal and temporal lobes are the main areas of speech and language.
How different parts of the cerebrum are associated with different bahviors?
Mainly the frontal lobe ( your forehead )
Lobe of brain responsible for judgment?
Frontal lobe.
What are five major parts of the brain?
Here's 4 of them!!!: * Brain stem: medulla, pons, mid brain * Cerebellum * Diencephalons: thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, and subthalamus. * Cerebrum
Where is located the primary motor cortex?
The primary motor cortex is located in the precentral gyrus of the the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
What is frontal atrophy?
frontal atrophy refers to neuronal degeneration of the frontal lobes of the brain (e.g., can occur in head injuries or degenerative diseases like alzheimer's)
What portion of the brain is largest?
Frontal lobe
What lobes of the cerebrum are visible in midsagittal section?
The frontal and occipital lobes of the cerebrum are visible in midsagittal section.
What lobe of the cerebrum has a seat of intelligence and abstract reasoning?
Frontal lobe
What is mild frontoparietal cortical atrophy?
Mild frontoparietal cortical atrophy is a condition characterized by shrinking of the frontal and parietal lobes of the brain. This can lead to symptoms such as difficulty with memory, problem-solving, and other cognitive functions. It is often associated with aging or neurodegenerative disorders.
Which part of the brain is responsible for thinking through and inhibiting your actions?
Frontal Lobe
What is another name for the frontal lobe?
the cerebrum As far as im awarethere is no other name for it. The cerebrum however is deffinetly not it, this term refers to all the lobes of the brain (frontal, occipital, parietal and temporal)
Is the cerebrum the motor command center?
The human primary motor cortex is located in the precentral gyrus in the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
What Part of the brain that controls sensory receptors and interprets language?
Your memory is controlled by the cerebrum. and the frontal and temporal lobes are the main areas of speech and language.
How different parts of the cerebrum are associated with different bahviors?
Mainly the frontal lobe ( your forehead )
Lobe of brain responsible for judgment?
Frontal lobe.
What are five major parts of the brain?
Here's 4 of them!!!: * Brain stem: medulla, pons, mid brain * Cerebellum * Diencephalons: thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, and subthalamus. * Cerebrum
