wound healing and tissue regeneration

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Across
  1. 2. Trace element important for DNA synthesis and repair
  2. 9. Excessive wound fluid that slows healing
  3. 12. Smoking-related factor that reduces oxygen delivery to tissues
  4. 14. Movement of epithelial cells to cover a wound
  5. 15. Cells responsible for collagen synthesis
  6. 16. Essential nutrient required for collagen formation
  7. 17. Hormones that delay wound healing when elevated
  8. 18. White blood cells that clean debris in wounds
  9. 19. Growth factor that stimulates angiogenesis
Down
  1. 1. Poor blood supply impairing tissue repair
  2. 3. Local factor causing delayed wound healing due to microorganisms
  3. 4. Process by which new tissue replaces damaged tissue
  4. 5. Phase of wound healing characterized by blood clot formation
  5. 6. Formation of new blood vessels during healing
  6. 7. Formation of fibrous tissue during wound repair
  7. 8. Lack of oxygen that delays wound healing
  8. 10. Type of stem cells involved in tissue regeneration
  9. 11. Systemic disease commonly associated with poor wound healing
  10. 13. Protein providing tensile strength to healing tissue
  11. 14. Age group in which wound healing is slower