Pain of a heart attack may be felt in the skin over the heart and along the left arm because sensory fibers from the heart, the skin over the heart, and the skin along the medial aspect of the left arm enter the same spinal cord segments. Explain referred pain with regards to nerve signals.
The kidney failure is the main cause of atrophy of kidney. Besides, renal tuberculosis, renal artery stenosis and congenital aplasia can also lead to atrophy of kidney. We can make the conclusion that kidney failure can cause atrophy of kidney, and many other causes can lead to it. When patients have atrophy of kidney, they should do the further examinations to confirm the cause and get timely and proper treatment. Tag: Kidney Failure Symptoms.
The process accelerates after puberty, thymus decreases both in size and activity, and the tissue of the thymus is primarily replaced with fat (a phenomenon known as organ involution). The atrophy is due to the increased circulating level of sex hormones, and chemical or physical castration of an adult results in the thymus increasing in size and activity.