One process of Chronic Inflammation Resolution by Scar Tissue formation.
Fibrocartilage
Cartilage with little Ground Substance and more Collagen Fiber making the Cartilage tough and helping it resist Compression and absorb shock located in Intervertebral Disks.
Fibroblast
Most abundant Cell in Connective Tissue that secretes a Polysaccharide (hyaluronic acid) and Protein Fibers into the Ground Substance that gives Connective Tissue strength, Flexibility, Elasticity and a thick consistency.
Fibrinogen
A Protein in Plasma needed for Blood Clotting.
Fibers
Protein strands located in the ground substance of Connective Tissue. Refers to a Nerve Cell Axon with its Glial Cell or Schwann Cell Envelope, Describes Elongated, threadlike Cells, such as Muscle Cells.
Fertilization
The Fusion process of Sperm and Ova.
Femoral
Relating to the Femur or Thigh.
Fauces
The space between the Mouth and the Pharynx, bounded bu the soft palate Superiorly and the base of Tongue Interiorly.