wound healing

Explains how scabs form and the healing function they serve.

Examines the process by which the human body is able to repair and renew itself through cellular regeneration, looking at how the body recovers from broken bones, wounds, and other, sometimes severe, injuries.

Describes how the body responds to wounds and heals itself when the skin is broken and discusses how to care for minor abrasions.

Photographs and text describe what happens when the body is cut or bruised, how the body reacts to these injuries, and steps to help the healing process.

Describes in simple scientific detail how the body heals itself when cuts, scratches, and scrapes occur.

Explains how specialized cells in the body function to heal simple wounds and injuries.

Readers will get a close look at this body battle with comic illustrations and ground-breaking photomicrographs.