Relation between cleavage lines and scar tissues.
As viewed in relation to cleavage lines, the histological structure of scar tissues, whether old or new, closely simulates the structure of a cable. Bundles of collagen fibres, the main component of scar tissue, that run at right angles to the direction of the cleavage lines, may be likened to a cable core while fibres that surround the main structure of the scar tissue, parallel with the direction of the cleavage lines, may be likened to the coating material of a cable.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*