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When a muscle undergoes atrophy in response to disuse what happens?
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When a muscle undergoes atrophy in response to disuse?
In type of excercise
What happens to leg muscles due to the disuse of these muscles over a long period of time?
Atrophy
When muscles shrink from disease is it called eutrophication?
No because troph means nourishment. When muscles shrink from disuse, it is called atrophy.
What is The disuse of these muscles over a long period of time is called?
atrophy
How do bones respond to disuse such as constant bed rest?
atrophy of tissue
When a muscle is not used and it grows smaller that is called?
Disuse of a muscle causes atrophy, which is a shrinking of muscle fibers leading to weakness. With use, the atrophy can be reversed.
Use atrophy in a sentence?
"Don't let your brain atrophy from disuse over the summer," the techer warned his students on the last day of school.
Prolonged inactivity causes muscles to shrink in mass a condition called?
Disuse Atrophy
Disuse such as that caused by paralysis or severe lack of exercise results in muscle and bone what?
atrophy
What is it called when a muscle decreases in size due to lack of exercise?
When a muscle decreases in size due to a lack of exercise, it is called disuse atrophy.
Is flaccid paralysis a result of atrophy?
No, generally these are two separate issues. In flaccid paralysis, the muscles may be intact, but unable to contract due to chemical or electrical problems. Atrophy refers to the loss of muscle strength, tone, and size often due to disuse. Over time, paralysis could lead to atrophy from the disuse.
What results in the disuse of muscle and bone?
When muscle and bone are not used, they become weaker. This is called atrophy.
