Healing by Connective Tissue (Repair) Phases of Inflammation

Pathologically speaking, healing is a series of events that involve the replacement of destroyed cells/tissues by dead cells/tissues.

Regeneration involves the replacement of lost tissue by granulation tissue which matures to form scar tissue.

Healing by fibrosis is inevitable when the surrounding specialized cells possess the capacity to proliferate.

The replacement of dead tissue and injurious agent is a step in the process of tissue regeneration.

Healing by scarring only occurs in tissues that have a high capacity for regeneration.

Tissue regeneration can occur through the replacement of lost tissue by granulation tissue which matures to form scar tissue.

Healing depends on the type of cell found in the damaged tissue or organ.

Labile cells are a type of cell that do not possess the capacity to proliferate.

Stable cells are a type of cell that have a high capacity to proliferate.

Healing by connective tissue is a type of regeneration that occurs through the replacement of lost tissue by granulation tissue.