A Guide to the Individualized Education Program United States Department of Education guidance to assist educators, parents, and state and local educational agencies in implementing the requirements of Part B of the IDEA regarding IEPs .
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, disuse or lack of exercise, or disease intrinsic to the tissue itself. Hormonal and nerve inputs that maintain an organ or body part are referred to as trophic. more... Atrophy is a general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis on a cellular level. It can be part of normal body development and homeostatic processes, or as a result of disease.
Our most important muscle, the heart, is directly affected by muscle wasting and if eating disorders go untreated may be left permanently damaged. A serious symptom, of anorexia in particular, is a noticeably slower heart rate and lower blood pressure.uscle atrophy is the wasting, or loss of muscle tissue and mass associated with the under nourishment of oneâs body. When a severe case of anorexia or bulimia occurs the body becomes malnourished, leaving it to feed off of itself.