Skin Healing Stages in Time-Lapse

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Objective

I can describe the stages of skin healing shown in a time-lapse video.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The largest organ in the human body is the skin, which has a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults.

  2. 2

    The four overlapping stages of the skin's regenerative process are hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling.

  3. 3

    During hemostasis, a protein called fibrin forms cross-links on the top of the skin to prevent blood from flowing out and bacteria from getting in.

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Practice

8 questions

1

What is the first stage of skin healing that occurs immediately after a cut?

2

During hemostasis, what protein forms cross-links to stop bleeding and prevent pathogens from entering the wound?

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Exit ticket

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Describe the four stages of skin healing after a deep cut, in order.

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