Bruising

Question 1

How Do Bruises Happen?
Bruises form when the soft tissues of the body get bumped. When they do, small veins and capillaries (the tiniest blood vessels) under the skin sometimes __________. Red blood cells leak out of these blood vessels. These red blood cells that collect under your skin cause that bluish, purplish, reddish, or blackish mark. That’s where black-and-blue marks get their name — from their color under the skin.

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Answer 1

break

Question 2

How Do Bruises Happen?
Bruises form when the soft tissues of the body get bumped. When they do, small veins and capillaries (the tiniest blood vessels) under the skin sometimes break. ______________ leak out of these blood vessels. These red blood cells that collect under your skin cause that bluish, purplish, reddish, or blackish mark. That’s where black-and-blue marks get their name — from their color under the skin.

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Answer 2

Red blood cells

Question 3

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or ________________, the blood cells in the skin. This is the process that your body goes through to repair itself.
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Answer 3

breaking down

Question 4

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or breaking down, _________________. This is the process that your body goes through to repair itself.
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Answer 4

the blood cells in the skin

Question 5

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or ________________________. This is the process that your body goes through to repair itself.
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Answer 5

breaking down, the blood cells in the skin

Question 6

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or breaking down, the blood cells in the skin. ___________________ that your body goes through to repair itself.
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Answer 6

This is the process

Question 7

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or breaking down, the blood cells in the skin. This is the process ___________________ to repair itself.
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Answer 7

that your body goes through

Question 8

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or breaking down, the blood cells in the skin. This is the process that your body goes through _____________________.
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Answer 8

to repair itself

Question 9

Bruises go through colorful changes as the body begins to heal itself. The color changes mean that your body is metabolizing (say: meh-TAB-oh-lye-zing), or breaking down, the blood cells in the skin. ________________________________.
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Answer 9

This is the process that your body goes through to repair itself