Organisation

• Transformation of inanimate material (clot, thrombus, pus) into living tissue responsive to growth control factors of the body
• Achieved by replacement with granulation tissue

Resolution

• Replacement of damaged tissue by fully functional tissue normally found at that site (no scar tissue)
• Found in liver, bone marrow, mucosal defects, minor injury to epidermis

Repair

• Replacement of damaged tissue by fibrosis or gliosis filling defect but has no intrinsic specialised function relevant to organ
• Occurs in most instances