Adipose
tissue
Description - connective tissue
in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended
by droplets of fat
Cartilage,
elastic
Description - provides strength
and elasticity; found in external ear, epiglottis and auditory
tubes
Cartilage,
fibrocartilage
Description - cushions and protects,
such as intervertebral discs, pads in knee joints and pad
between two pubic bones
Cartilage,
hyaline
Description - most abundant cartilage
in the body, providing flexibility and support
Cellulitis,
acute, thigh muscle
Description - an acute, spreading
infection of the deep tissues of the skin and muscle that
causes the skin to become warm and tender
Chondroma
Description - tumour composed in
part of cartilage
Clear
cell sarcoma, muscle
Description - a cancer in a muscle
Collagenous
fibre
Alternative Name - white fibrous
tissue
Description - strong, flexible
but only slightly elastic, found in tendons and ligaments
Fat
necrosis, omentum
Description - a benign condition
where fatty tissue swells or becomes tender, can occur spontaneously
or as the result of an injury; here affecting the omentum
(layers of peritoneum that give fat to abdomen)
Fibroma
Description - a benign (non-cancerous)
tumour which consists of fibrous tissues or connective tissue
Fibrosarcoma
Description - a type of soft tissue
sarcoma that begins in fibrous tissue, which holds bones,
muscles, and other organs in place
Giant
cell tumour, tendon
Description - a usually benign
tumour where the cells look large under the micrscope microscope
(produced by the fusion of many cells )
Hyaline
degeneration, muscle
Description - tissue degeneration
in which structural elements of muscle cells are replaced
by homogeneous translucent material
Inflammation,
acute, omentum
Description - inflammation of a
fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue that lines the abdomen)
that surrounds the stomach and other organs in the abdomen
Leiomyosarcoma,
muscle
Description - a cancer composed
in part of smooth muscle cells
Lipoma
Description - a benign tumour consisting
of fatty or adipose tissue
Muscle,
involuntary
Description - smooth muscles not
ordinarily under the control of the will, activated by the
autonomic nervous system
Muscle,
voluntary
Description - muscle that can be
made to contract or relax by conscious control
Muscular
dystrophy, pseudohypertrophic
Description - a group of heridtary
diseases characterised by progressive degeneration and/or
loss of muscle fibres without nervous system involvement
Myositis,
muscle, from rheumatoid arthritis
Description - muscular inflammation
caused by rheumatoid arthritis
Peritoneum
Description - the smooth serous
membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen
Peritonitis,
intestine, acute
Description - inflammation of the
smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen
Peritonitis,
mesentery, acute
Description - acute inflammation
of the mesentry (a fold of the peritoneum surrounding the
small intestine and binding it to the posterior abdominal
wall)
Spindle
cell sarcoma
Description - a type of connective
tissue cancer in which the cells are spindle-shaped when
examined under a microscope
Spindle
cell sarcoma with necrosis
Description - a type of connective
tissue cancer in which the cells are spindle-shaped when
examined under a microscope, showing tissue death
Synovial
sarcoma, tendon
Description - a malignant tumour
that develops in the synovial membrane of the joints
