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What is tissue repair? |
The replacement of worn-out, damaged, or dead cells. |
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New cells originate by cell division from what? (2 things) |
The stroma or parenchyma. |
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What is the stroma? |
The tissue that forms the ground substance, foundation, or framework of an organ, as opposed to its functional parts (parenchyma). |
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What is the parenchyma? |
The functional parts of any organ, as opposed to tissue that forms its stroma or framework. |
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What capacity do epithelial cells have for renewal? |
Continuous capacity. |
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What connective tissues has continuous capacity for renewal? |
Bone |
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What connective tissue replenishes cells much less readily? |
Cartilage |
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What kind of capacity does muscular tissue have for cell renewal? |
Relatively poor |
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What kind of capacity does nervous tissue have for cell renewal? |
Nervous tissue has the poorest capacity |
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What three factors affect tissue repair? |
Nutrition, blood circulation, and age. |
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What are adhesions? |
Abnormal joining of parts to each other. |
