Multiple Choice
If a tree branch is cut, the surrounding branches may grow enough to fill in the empty space left by the missing branch. When this same type of event occurs in the nervous system following brain damage, it is called:
A) hemiplegia.
B) denervation supersensitivity.
C) collateral sprouting.
D) tree branching.
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