Skin Healing Stages in Time-Lapse

Skin Healing Stages in Time-Lapse

Grade 7th Grade · Science · 40 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

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

Warm-Up Video

TED-Ed · 4:01

How a wound heals itself - Sarthak Sinha

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

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

  • 2

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

  • 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.

Practice Questions

8 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

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

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