Question

The mass of vascularized connective tissue that temporarily forms during wound healing isthe mass of vascularized connective tissue that temporarily forms during wound healing is

Answer 1

The mass of vascularized connective tissue that temporarily forms during wound healing is called the granulation tissue.

Granulation tissue refers to the reddish connective tissue that forms around the surface of the wound during wound healing. It is associated with the formation of the new blood vessels renedering it a red color and delivers the nutrients to the tissue. It is primarily composed of a tissue matrix consisting of different types of cells which are associated with various functions like the formation of the matrix, protect against infection and the formation of the blood vessels which is called the vascularization. Fibroblasts are present in the extracellular matrix of the granulation tissue.