The process of forming fibrous tissue by fibroblasts is called?

• A. Fibroplasia
• B. Fibrinolysis
• C. Fibrogenesis
• D. Fibroblast

Answer: (A)

The main idea is the formation of fibrous tissue by the cells that produce connective tissue. Fibroplasia describes this process: fibroblasts synthesize collagen and other extracellular matrix to form fibrous tissue and scar during wound healing. It’s the active formation stage, especially as granulation tissue matures into scar.

Fibrinolysis is about breaking down fibrin in clots, not creating fibrous tissue. Fibrogenesis can refer to the development of fibrous tissue in a broader sense, but the specific process carried out by fibroblasts to form fibrous tissue is fibroplasia. A fibroblast is the cell that does the work, not the process itself.