Explain neural plasticity in the brain, in the context of recovery from injury.
What will be an ideal response?
Areas of the brain involved in a body part that is removed, such as following a limb amputation, are taken over by ingrowth of synaptic connections from nearby areas, rather than the areas disappearing along with the limb. Skills present on one side of the cerebral cortex can be developed on the other side, as might happen if a right-handed person must become left-handed, or large areas of the brain are removed as treatment for epilepsy.
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A. Basal cell B. Simple squamous cell C. Goblet cell D. Macrophage E. Simple cuboidal cell
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A. ureter B. eye C. ear D. kidney
Synovial membranes are found:
a. lining the wall of body cavities b. covering organs such as the lung c. covering surfaces of the body that open to the exterior d. lining the spaces between bones and joints that move
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A. It activates platelets and converts prothrombin to thrombin. B. It activates clotting factor XII and platelets. C. It binds to tissue factor and activates clotting factor VII. D. It inactivates thrombin and converts fibrinogen to fibrin. E. It inhibits clot formation and inactivates factors Va and VIIIa.