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