Nerves · Nervous System · Medium
Reinnervation
Meaning: The regrowth of nerve fibres into a muscle or skin area that had lost its nerve supply.
In practice: Electromyography showed signs of reinnervation months after the nerve injury.
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Which word means: The 4th cranial nerve controlling the superior oblique eye muscle.
Answer: Trochlear
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Answer: Thoracodorsal
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