10. Cartilage and Bone Flashcards

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What do the large amounts of hyaluronic acid in the extracellular matrix of cartilage assist with?

A

With resilience to repeated application of pressure.

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What do large ratios of glycosaminoglycans to type II collagen in cartilage permit?

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Ready diffusion of substrates between chondrocytes and blood vessels surrounding the cartilage.

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How many glycosaminaglycan units make up a proteoglycan monomer?

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About 100.

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What are the three types of cartilage?

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Hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage and fibrocartilage.

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What is the composition of hyaline cartilage matrix?

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Proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid and type II collagen. The hyaluronate proteoglycan aggregates are bound to the fine collagen matrix fibres.

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What is the composition of elastic cartilage matrix?

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Proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid, type II collagen and many elastic fibres and lamellae.

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What is the composition of fibrocartilage matrix?

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Proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid, type II collagen and abundant type I collagen fibres.

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What cells do hyaline cartilage contain?

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Chondrocytes only. Either singly or as isogenous groups, small clusters.

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What is hyaline cartilage a precursor to in foetal development?

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Bonds which develop by endochondral ossification.

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Where does some hyaline cartilage remain after early foetal development?

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At articulating surfaces of long bones.

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Where can hyaline cartilage be found?

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In the nose, articulating surfaces of joints, trachea, bronchi and in the rib cage.

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What type of growth does hyaline cartilage have?

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Appositional growth, growth from the periphery

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What’s between the dense connective tissues and growing cartilage in hyaline cartilage?

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Perichondrium.

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When is perichondrium not lining hyaline cartilage?

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At articulating surfaces and at epiphyseal growth plates.

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Where can elastic cartilage be found?

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External ear, external acoustic meatus (ear canal), the epiglottis and the Eustachian tube.

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What are the cell types in fibrocartilage?

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Chondrocytes and fibroblasts.

17
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Does fibrocartilage have surrounding perichondrium?

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Where can fibrocartilage be found?

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In intervertebral discs, articulate discs of the sternoclavicular and temperomandibular joints, the meniscus of the knee joint and in the pubic symphysis.

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How are chondrocytes arranged in fibrocartilage?

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In rows or as isogenous groups.

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What can be seen in a section of compact bone?

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Osteonal artery in the centre of osteons. Interstitial lamellae between osteons. Haversian canal joined by Volkmann’s canal. Periosteum at one end and endosteum at the other.

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How are osteocytes arranged in immature and mature bone?

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Immature: randomly arranged
Mature: arranged in concentric lamellae of osteons.

22
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What two things are present in compact bone but not cancellous bone?

A

Haversian canals and Volkmann’s canals.

23
Q

Describe the initial action of osteoclasts in bone modelling.

A

They bore a tunnel through the bond and release H+ ion and lysosomal enzymes.

24
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What is the composition of bone?

A

65% mineral, 23% collagen, 10% water and 2% non-collagen proteins.

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What are the four steps of fracture repair?
1) haematoma formation - blood clots formed in which granulation tissue arises. 2) fibrocartilaginous callus formation - procallus of granulate tissue is replaced by a fibrocartilaginous callus in which bony trabeculae are developing. 3) bony callus formation - endochondral and intermembraneous ossification give rise to a bony callus of spongy bone. 4) bone remodelling - cancellous bone is replaced by compact bone until remodelling is complete.
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What is the purpose of bone banks?
To supply viable bone for grafting.
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What is an autograph?
When the donor is the recipient.
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What is a homograft?
When the donor is a different human.
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What is a heterograft?
When the donor is of a different species.
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What is cartilage made up of?
Extracellular matrix with chondrocytes.