📘 How skin heals a cut
Follow clotting, inflammation, migration, collagen, contraction, and remodeling from injury to scar.
What you’ll learn
- Hemostasis
- Inflammation
- Migration
- Granulation
- Contraction
- Collagen
- Remodeling
- Signals
- Infection
- Closure
Questions this course answers
What is the first phase after a cut?
Vessel constriction, platelets, and fibrin first limit blood loss.
What do macrophages do in a wound?
Macrophages remove damaged material and release repair signals.
What is granulation tissue?
Granulation tissue fills the wound during proliferation.
Why does scar tissue remodel?
Matrix turnover and alignment continue after surface closure.
What can prolong inflammation?
Persistent microbes or inadequate perfusion can delay progression to repair.
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