Wound Healing Flashcards
List the 4 stages of wound healing
Haemostasis
Inflammation
Proliferation
Remodelling
Signs of inflammation
Pain
Swelling
Heat
Loss of function
List 2 phases of acute inflammation
Vascular
Cellular
Function of vascular acute inflammation
Prevent further injury, dilutes toxins & bacteria
Approximate time scale for vascular acute inflammation
Almost immediate - 3/5 days
what causes mast cells to burst
damaged tissue
what causes vasodilation in wound healing
histamine
when mast cells burst what do they release
histamine, serotonin
what causes stimulation of pain receptors
pressure from swelling
What 2 functions does platelets, histamines and serotonin have in wound healing
Causes vasodilation (heat/redness)
Increased vascular permeability (swelling/pain)
how does proteins and plasma move into intracellular spaces
osmosis
what sensitises pain receptors
bradykinin and prostaglandins
what does vasodilation do
increase blood flow
what happens when endothelial cells lose their tight junctions
blood vessels become leaky - increased permeability
when does the area become hypotoxic
when blood supply has been lost in the injury
what does histamine stimulate
endothelial cells to lose their tight junctions
After 12 - 24 hours which phase starts
Cellular