PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

HEALING AND REPAIR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The purpose of connective tissue remodeling is
A
To make the scar stronger
B
To make the scar smaller
C
To make the scar functional
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After scar tissue forms in the body, it is not permanent. The scar tissue can become stronger and better able to tolerate stretching forces through a process called remodeling. Remodeling scar tissue is a must to ensure that the muscle, tendon, skin, bone, or ligament becomes normal, healthy tissue again.

Detailed explanation-2: -As part of the healing process, specialized cells called fibroblasts in adjacent areas of skin produce a fibrous connective tissue made up of collagen. The bundles formed by these whitish, rather inelastic fibres make up the bulk of the scar tissue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scar tissue is connective tissue It’s the kind of connective tissue that the body uses to repair the damaged connective tissue. Scar tissue can form on the surface of the skin, when we scrape a knee for example, and it can also form internally, when we damage a muscle, tendon, ligament, or other soft-tissue structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Collagen builds up where the tissue is damaged, helping to heal and strengthen the wound. New collagen continues forming for several months and the blood supply increases, causing the scar to become raised and lumpy.

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