<prompt> First change observed in distal part, of a cut nerve isAxonal degenerationSproutingMyelin degenerationSchwann cells proliferation  <response>: Ans. a Axonal degenerationRef: Ganong, 25th edp.89Axonal degeneration is the earliest to occur followed by degeneration of myelin sheathMacrophages and Schwann cell clear the debris following degenerationThe neurolemma of the nerve fiber doesnt degenerate and remains as a hollow tube 