TedEd, How a Wound Heals Itself (Sarthak Sinha)

Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults. When we are cut or wounded, our skin begins to repair itself through a complex, well-coordinated process. Sarthak Sinha takes us past the epidermis and into the dermis to investigate this regenerative...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, TED (Firm)
Format: Video
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : TED, [2014]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 1 sec)) : sound.
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Summary: Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults. When we are cut or wounded, our skin begins to repair itself through a complex, well-coordinated process. Sarthak Sinha takes us past the epidermis and into the dermis to investigate this regenerative response.
Item Description: Originally released by TED, 2014.
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Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults. When we are cut or wounded, our skin begins to repair itself through a complex, well-coordinated process. Sarthak Sinha takes us past the epidermis and into the dermis to investigate this regenerative response.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 1 sec)) : sound.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.