parenchyma

In anatomy, parenchyma refers to the functional part of an organ in the body. This is in contrast to the stroma or interstitium, which refers to the structural tissue of organs, such as the connective tissues.

Embryologically, the majority of organ parenchyma develops from the ectoderm or endoderm, rather than mesoderm:

• ectoderm: brain, skin
• mesoderm: spleen, kidneys, heart
• endoderm: lungs, gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas

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Anatomy: General

• anatomic position
• anatomic nomenclature
  • Terminologia Anatomica
    • superseded nomenclature
      • Nomina Anatomica
      • Basle Nomina Anatomica
• anatomic variants
  • accessory muscles
• regional anatomy
  • neuroanatomy
    • brain
    • spine
  • head and neck
  • thorax
  • abdomen and pelvis
  • upper limb
  • lower limb
• systems anatomy
  • endocrine system
  • lymphatic system
    • thoracic duct
    • right lymphatic duct
    • jugular trunks
    • subclavian trunks
    • bronchomediastinal trunks
    • lumbar trunks
    • intestinal trunk
    • lymph nodes
  • reticuloendothelial system
• labeled imaging anatomy cases
• osteology
  • skeleton
    • axial skeleton
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      • diaphysis
      • metaphysis
        • metaepiphysis
        • metadiaphysis
      • epiphysis
        • cleft epiphysis
      • physis
      • apophysis
    • microscopic structure
      • cortical bone
      • cancellous bone
      • bone marrow
    • bone growth
      • fetal bone formation
        • notochord
      • developmental ossification
        • endochondral ossification
          • primary ossification
          • secondary ossification
        • intramembranous ossification
      • tubulation
    • bones types
      • long bones
      • short bones
        • accessory ossicles (ossicle)
      • flat bones
        • Wormian bones
      • irregular bones
      • sesamoid bones
    • nutrient foramen
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    • fibrous joints 
      • syndesmoses
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      • symphyses
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      • hinge joint
      • condyloid joint
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  • functional types
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    • diarthroses
  • bursa
• muscles
• organs
  • embryology
    • mesenchyme
    • parenchyma
• skin
  • glomus body
• blood vessels
  • histology
    • intracranial arteries
• nerves
  • histology
    • Obersteiner-Redlich zone

Siehe auch:

• Leber
• Lunge

und weiter:

• Lungensegmente
• lung parenchyma