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1. Wound healing:
a. Usually results in wounds achieving maximal strength by one month
b. Is characterized by neovascularisation becoming maximal by 48 hours
c. Is facilitated by steroids
d. By secondary intention is characterized by a more intense inflammatory response
e. Does not usually involve contraction in the size of the wound
5. Wound healing
a. Is influenced by both cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions
b. Is characterized by neovascularisation within the first six hours
c. Is by secondary intention when a wound is created by a clean surgical incision
d. Leads to eventual scar formation within 24 hours
e. Is considered abnormal if granulation tissue appears by day 5
10. Which of the following is an accurate pairing of the steps involved in wound healing by
first intention?
a. Filling of incisional space with blood clot + neovascularisation
b. Appearance of neutrophils at wound margin + epithelial migration along cut margins of dermis
c. Vertical orientation of collagen fibres + blanching
d. Surface keratinisation + wound contraction
e. Loss of dermal appendages + appearance of granulation tissue – late + early
11. After the initial injury a surgical skin wound will usually reach 70% of th tensile strength of
unwounded skin at
a. Day 5
b. During the second week
c. By the end of the first month
d. By the end of the third month
e. A surgical wound cannot exceed a tensile strenth greater than 60% of unwounded skin