Healing and repair Flashcards
1
Q
Bundles of banded fibres, high tensile strength
A
Type I collagen
skin, bones, tendons, most organs
2
Q
Thin fibrils structural protein
A
Type II collagen
Cartilage
Vitreous humour
3
Q
Thin fibrils pliable
A
Type III collagen
Uterus
Skin
4
Q
Amorphous
A
Type IV collagen
All basement membranes
5
Q
What differentiates primary from secondary healing?
A
Wound contracture
-think this is to do with myofibroblasts
6
Q
Single most important cause of delay in healing
A
Infection