soft tissue
Muscles, tendons, ligaments
Soft tissue refers to body structures that connect, support, or surround organs and bones—including muscles, tendons, ligaments, fat, nerves, blood vessels, and skin.
Distinguished from hard tissue like bone and cartilage.
The term appears frequently in medical contexts: soft tissue injury, soft tissue damage.
A soft tissue sarcoma is cancer arising in these structures.
Contractile body tissue
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
skin · fat · adipose · dermis · epidermis · subcutaneous · membrane · organ
Biological self-repair process
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- repairRestore to working order
- scar formationFibrous tissue replacing damaged skin
- collagenStructural body protein
granulation · fibroblasts · remodeling · proliferation · angiogenesis · restoration · rehabilitation · physical therapy
Ligament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tearTo pull apart
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
rupture · tendonitis · hematoma · whiplash · pulled muscle · swelling · inflammation · overuse
Magnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- contrastNotable difference between things
lesion · mass · tumor · sarcoma · biopsy · pathology · diagnosis · screening
Peripheral neural sensors
- receptorsProteins binding specific molecules
- mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
- tactileOf the touching sense
- proprioceptionBody's spatial self-awareness
sensitivity · tenderness · pressure · touch · sensory · afferent · innervation
muscle
Contractile body tissue
cartilage · skin · fat · adipose · dermis · epidermis · subcutaneous · membrane · organ · vessel
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- repairRestore to working order
- scar formationFibrous tissue replacing damaged skin
collagen · granulation · fibroblasts · remodeling · proliferation · angiogenesis · restoration · rehabilitation · physical therapy · massage
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
contusion · rupture · tendonitis · hematoma · whiplash · pulled muscle · swelling · inflammation · overuse · trauma
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
contrast · lesion · mass · tumor · sarcoma · biopsy · pathology · diagnosis · screening · palpation
nerve endings
Peripheral neural sensors
- receptorsProteins binding specific molecules
- mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
- tactileOf the touching sense
proprioception · sensitivity · tenderness · pressure · touch · sensory · afferent · innervation
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- tissuesadipose, bone, connective, dense, elastic
- CT imagingscan, slice, gantry, detector, axial
- massageSwedish, hot stone massage, Thai massage, aromatherapy massage, sports massage
- decompositiondecomposition, rot, rotting, autolysis, putrefaction
- radiology findingsconsolidation, opacity, nodule, calcification, effusion
soft tissuebone
Hard skeletal tissue
skeleton · teeth · skeletal structure · enamel · dentin
soft tissueskeletal remains
Preserved framework of deceased
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