Wound healing: granulation tissue: practice question

A Pathology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pathology · Wound healing: granulation tissue

Sample item

Which feature is characteristic of granulation tissue in a healing wound?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Proliferating capillaries and fibroblasts in loose extracellular matrix

Granulation tissue is the vascular connective tissue that fills wounds during repair, containing new capillaries, fibroblasts, inflammatory cells, and loose matrix. It later remodels into scar.

Option by option

  • A. Proliferating capillaries and fibroblasts in loose extracellular matrix (correct)

    Correct. New vessels and fibroblasts give granulation tissue its red granular appearance.

  • B. Dense acellular scar with no vessels

    Dense acellular scar is a later mature stage.

  • C. Mature cartilage formation

    Cartilage is not the usual healing-wound tissue.

  • D. Caseous necrosis

    Caseation is a type of necrosis.

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What is the answer to this Pathology question?

The best answer is A, Proliferating capillaries and fibroblasts in loose extracellular matrix. Granulation tissue is the vascular connective tissue that fills wounds during repair, containing new capillaries, fibroblasts, inflammatory cells, and loose matrix.

Why is "Dense acellular scar with no vessels" not the answer?

Dense acellular scar is a later mature stage.

Why is "Mature cartilage formation" not the answer?

Cartilage is not the usual healing-wound tissue.

Why is "Caseous necrosis" not the answer?

Caseation is a type of necrosis.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Wound healing: granulation tissue in Pathology. It later remodels into scar.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Wound healing: granulation tissue?

Learn each disease as a bundle: cause, key histology, markers, and the clinical hallmark. Then use the flashcards and the other Pathology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.