In wound healing, which phase is primarily focused on stopping bleeding?

• A. Inflammation
• B. Remodeling
• C. Hemostasis
• D. Proliferation

Answer: (C)

Stopping bleeding is the main purpose of hemostasis, the first phase of wound healing. When a vessel is injured, the body quickly constricts the vessel to reduce blood flow, then platelets stick to exposed surfaces and aggregate to form a plug. The coagulation cascade then generates fibrin, stabilizing that plug into a clot. This clot seals the wound, limits blood loss, and provides a scaffold with growth factors that helps kickstart the next steps of healing. After hemostasis, inflammation clears debris and pathogens, proliferation rebuilds tissue and new blood vessels, and remodeling matures and strengthens the repaired area.