Parenchyma
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Overview
Parenchyma is a term used to describe a bulk of a substance. It is used in different ways in animals and in plants.
The term is New Latin, from Greek parenkhuma, visceral flesh, from parenkhein, to pour in beside : para-, beside + en-, in + khein, to pour.[1]
The parenchyma are the functional parts of an organ in the body.[2] This is in contrast to the stroma, which refers to the supporting tissue of organs, to be exact, connective tissues.
Examples include:
| Organ | Parenchyma |
| kidney | nephrons |
| lungs | alveoli |
| spleen | white pulp and red pulp |
| brain | neurons |
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