Deep Wound Healing

Question 1

What is the first phase of deep wound healing?

Answer 1

Inflammatory phase

Question 2

What is the purpose of hemostasis in wound healing?

Answer 2

To form a blood clot that prevents further blood loss and seals the injury

Question 3

What chemical triggers vasodilation during the inflammatory phase?

Answer 3

Histamine

Question 4

What type of cells remove microbes and dead tissue during the inflammatory phase?

Answer 4

Phagocytic white blood cells

Question 5

What phase begins 2–3 days after injury?

Answer 5

Proliferation and migratory phase

Question 6

What is granulation tissue?

Answer 6

New connective tissue that forms under the scab during healing

Question 7

What cells secrete collagen to strengthen the wound?

Answer 7

Fibroblasts

Question 8

What is the final phase of deep wound healing?

Answer 8

Maturation and remodeling phase

Question 9

Why does scar tissue appear lighter than normal skin?

Answer 9

It has fewer blood vessels and a different collagen arrangement

Question 10

What is the medical term for scar tissue formation?

Answer 10

Fibrosis