During the neovascularization phase of the wound healing process:
A) new blood vessels form as the body attempts to bring oxygen and nutrients to the injured tissue.
B) histamine makes the capillaries more permeable, resulting in swelling in and around the injury site.
C) collagen provides stability to the damaged tissue and joins wound borders, thereby closing the open tissue.
D) microscopic vasculature damaged by the injury is digested by macrophages through a process called phagocytosis.
Answer: A) new blood vessels form as the body attempts to bring oxygen and nutrients to the injured tissue.
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