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What can occur to muscles that are infrequently used?
Atrophy will occur, and muscles will decrease
What complications can occur from a cast or splint?
atrophy, irritations, and possible skin infection.
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 is Peripapillary atrophy bilaterally?
Atrophy in general is the death of the normal body tissue. Papillary is the optic disc in the eye. Perpapillary atrophy therefore is the dying of the retinal tissue immediately next to the optic disc. This can occur in a number of conditions such as glaucoma etc.
What happens to the muscles during a prolonged illness?
If you are ill for a long time, your muscles can become weak and atrophy can occur.
Example of atrophy?
Muscle atrophy can occur when a limb is immobilized for a long period, leading to loss of muscle mass and strength. This can happen, for example, if a person is in a cast for several weeks after a fracture. Physical therapy and exercise are often needed to rebuild the muscle.
What happen if muscles are not used?
if the muscle are not used they become weaker and smaller than normal size ,but this problem is reversible by more physical exercises until the muscles aren't damaged. but if the denervation or injury occur to the muscle the weakness could be persistent and atrophy may occur.
What is a Sentence for atrophy?
She has a muscular atrophy.
What is bone atrophy?
Atrophy is the wearing away of an organ or tissue because of lack of use. Bone Atrophy, obviously, is atrophy of bones.
What is periventricular atrophy?
what is periventricular atrophy?Type your answer here...
What rhymes with atrophy?
There are no perfect rhymes for the word atrophy.
What is diffuse fatty atrophy of the pancreas?
atrophy of the pancreas
