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1 Parenchyma cells remain alive at maturity and can become meristematic, as in INTERFASCICULAR CAMBIUM (see SECONDARY THICKENING). See Fig. 246 2  . 2 the loose, vacuolated cells that form much of the body tissue of platyhelminths.  3 any specific organ cells apart from connective tissues and blood vessels.
Stroma is everything else -- connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves, ducts. The parenchyma / stroma distinction provides a convenient way to circumvent the listing of tissue types when discussing an organ. Examples: 1  The parenchyma of the kidney is epithelial tissue (renal tubules and corpuscles).2  The blood vessels, nerves, and supporting connective tissue of the kidney comprise the stroma. 3  The parenchyma of the spleen is connective tissue (mostly lymphocytes and other blood cells).troma is everything else -- connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves, ducts. The parenchyma / stroma distinction provides a convenient way to circumvent the listing of tissue types when discussing an organ. Examples: 1  The parenchyma of the kidney is epithelial tissue (renal tubules and corpuscles).