Ms. Sanchez was in a motorcycle accident in which she lost the use of her right upper limb muscles due to significant nerve damage. However, when an electrode is inserted into her muscles, they are able to contract. Explain specifically why nerve damage caused her to lose the use of her muscles. Why can they still respond to stimulation from an electrode?

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. Pastor Jeff had a stroke during a sermon. But luckily he was rushed to the hospital and he survived. Pastor Jeff became paralyzed on the whole right side of his body. Explain why the right side of his body lost muscles. Is it due to answer choice? A dehydration. Answer choice. B Kia answer choice. C neurogenic atrophy or answer choice. D malnutrition. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices explains why Pastor Jeff lost muscles on the right side of his body. So from the question, we know that Pastor Jeff had a stroke which led to him becoming paralyzed on the entire right side of his body. And we know that the muscle contraction of the right side of his body is triggered by the nerves. And since the right side of his body lost muscles, those lost muscles can be the result of nerve damage. And since we know that he had a stroke and then became paralyzed, an injury or disease that affects the nerves which connect to the muscles. In this case, the nerves that connect to the muscles on the right side of his body resulted in neurogenic atrophy which its answer choice. C the correct answer since neurogenic atrophy is caused by an injury or disease that affects the nerves which connect to the muscles. And in this case, the nerves that connect to the muscles on the right side of Pastor Jeff's body resulted in nerve damage. So answer choice C is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.