Cuts, Scrapes, Scabs, and Scars
Across
- 4. the dead bodies of white cells piled up after being killed by bacteria (p. 28)
- 5. a protein that spills out of broken platelets that form a mesh over the injured area, trapping red blood cells (p. 17)
- 6. a word that helps you to remember the important nutrients for healthy healing (Vitamins A,C,E and selenium) (p. 38)
- 9. the body's reaction to the damaged cells when fluid from the blood seeps into tissues, causing the area to swell and become hot and red (p. 20)
- 12. a vitamin that helps keep your body strong, which helps the healing process (p. 38)
- 14. fiber-forming cells that start making the framework for the skin (p. 23)
- 15. give off sweat when you are hot and produce oils when skin is dry inside the dermis (p. 10)
- 16. the number of days an average skin cell lives (p. 9)
- 17. spill out of the cells into the tissues when you get a cut, sending pain message to the brain (p. 14)
- 18. made of collagen fiber that results when a gap in skin is finally closed and new skin is formed; its often much stronger, tighter than normal skin (p. 24-5)
- 20. damage to tissue inside that has been torn and blood is leaking out of tiny broken blood vessels (p. 19)
Down
- 1. tiny blood vessels in the dermis that provide food and oxygen for the cells to live and grow (p. 12)
- 2. a vitamin that keeps your skin strong (p. 38)
- 3. the top layer of living skin cells, pushing up dead skin cells into the keratin layer (p. 10)
- 7. a protein that makes up the dead cells, forming a thick, protective layer (p. 9)
- 8. a food that contains Vitamin E, which helps your body to make collagen to heal wounds (p. 38-9)
- 10. send messages to certain parts of the body that can be severed by deep cuts, blocking its ability to communicate (p. 27)
- 11. tiny blood cells that help blood to clot and stop bleeding from a cut (p. 16)
- 13. a bacteria that multiplies rapidly deep inside wounds, that may cause "lock-jaw" (p. 34)
- 19. "white blood cells" that act as a clean up squad, able to swim through extra fluid in swollen skin tissues to eat up dead cells and dirt in the wound (p. 22)