Healthy axons sometimes respond to the degeneration of adjacent axons by developing __________ that grow to the synaptic sites that have been abandoned by the degenerating axons.
A) collateral sprouts
B) nodes of Ranvier
C) phagocytes
D) Schwann cells
E) dendritic spines

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When adjacent axons degenerate, healthy axons can develop collateral sprouts that grow to the synaptic sites that have been abandoned. This allows the healthy axons to take over the functions previously carried out by the degenerating axons.

Healthy Axons Sometimes Respond to the Degeneration of Adjacent Axons