Following Gastrectomy, the Patient May Require as Many as Eight

question 62

True/False

Following gastrectomy, the patient may require as many as eight to twelve small meals and snacks per day.

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Definitions:

Plasticity

The brain's remarkable ability to reorganize and adapt its structure and function in response to experience or injury.

Association Areas

Regions of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; instead, they are involved in integrating information from different modalities, contributing to higher mental functions such as thinking and learning.

Association Areas

Regions of the brain that integrate simpler functions to perform more complex functions.

Somatosensory Cortex

A part of the brain that processes sensory information from various parts of the body, including touch, temperature, and pain.