Nerves · Nervous System · Hard
Endoneurium
Meaning: The delicate connective tissue surrounding each individual fibre inside a peripheral nerve.
In practice: In axonotmesis the axon is disrupted but the endoneurium remains intact.
Word parts
- endo- means inside
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Two questions on related nerves words.
Which word means: Describing nerve fibres that carry signals from the body's receptors towards the central nervous system.
Answer: Afferent
Which word means: Damage to a network of nerves such as the brachial or lumbosacral network, causing patchy weakness and sensory loss.
Answer: Plexopathy
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