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Axonal sprouting
Axonal sprouting¨is a process where fine nerve processes – sprouts – grow out from the intact axons to reinnervate denervated muscle...
Rebecca Colclasure
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Dendritic Branching
Dendritic arborization, also known as dendritic branching, is a multi-step biological process by which neurons form new dendritic trees...
Rebecca Colclasure
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Synaptogenesis
WIKI -Synaptogenesis is the formation of synapses between neurons in the nervous system. Although it occurs throughout a healthy...
Rebecca Colclasure
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Compensation
MIW (my own words) When the body compensates for a lack of movement - such as a lack of movement with the thumb may require over...
Rebecca Colclasure
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Edema
Edema"is the medical term for swelling. Body parts swell from injury or inflammation. It can affect a small area or the entire body....
Rebecca Colclasure
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Diaschisis
Diaschisis(from Greek διάσχισις meaning "shocked throughout") is a sudden change of function in a portion of the brain connected to a...
Rebecca Colclasure
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Homeostasis
The tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological...
Rebecca Colclasure
Apr 18, 20201 min read
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