Raul has scraped his knee and noticed that after a week it had almost completely healed. Raul wondered how the skin was able to repair itself while looking exactly the same as his non-injured skin. In 3-5 sentences explain how mitosis plays a role in healing skin after injury and is able to maintain the look of the existing, non-injured skin
Mitosis plays a crucial role in healing skin after injury by allowing the cells in the wounded area to divide and repair the damaged tissue. During mitosis, cells undergo a series of stages that result in the production of new cells, which contribute to the healing process. The cells produced through mitosis are identical copies of the original cells, allowing for the maintenance of the existing, non-injured skin's appearance. This replication process ensures that the new cells have the same characteristics as the surrounding tissues, enabling the wound to heal without any noticeable differences.
