Wound Healing

2. redness, heat, swelling, pain are signs of ___________.
3. when you scrape your knee or skin, a blood clot forms and eventually hardens into a protective crust
5. the outermost layer of skin on your body
6. an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
7. the process that results in an increase of the number of cells
11. this pattern of collagen reduces scar thickness and makes the skin area of the wound stronger
12. other wise known as maturation phase
14. cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious pathogens
16. large network of proteins and other molecules that surround, support, and give structure to cells and tissues in the body.
18. Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body.
21. development of new blood vessels
22. activated form of fibroblast responsible for contracting tissue in wounds
23. collagen enzyme

1. Produce growth factors for cell proliferation and activate fibroblasts
4. also referred to as remodeling
5. process where epithelial cells migrate upwards and repair the wounded area
8. type of cell that secretes collagen proteins
9. protein responsible for the strength and structural support of tissues
10. cells that make up the most of the epidermis
13. the first phase of the wound healing cascade
15. abbreviation for collagen induction therapy
17. a connective tissue layer sandwiched between the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue
18. a process that changes circulating substances within the blood into an insoluble gel
19. connective, epithelial, muscle and nervous are all type of ___________.
20. an important process that prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured
24. protein responsible for the elasticity and flexibility of many tissues