A&P Chapter 7 Skeletal System Flashcards
What are the Treatments for Osteoporosis?
- Staying Active: Stimulates Osteoblasts
- Diet/Supplements rich in Calcium and Vit. D
- Medications such as Fosamax and Boniva.
The medications are designed to inhibit osteoclast activity, this tilts the balance towards bone deposition however there are side effects, they can affect fracture repair, they could lower Blood calcium levels, and they could affect pregnant women or their fetus.
What are other bone disorders?
Rickets, Osteogenesis imperfect, Osteosarcoma, Achondroplastic dwarfism, Acromegaly, Gigantism.
Describe Rickets
Creates abnormal bone formation due to lack of Vit. D, calitriol or calcium/phosphate.
Weight bearing bones such as the femur often bow in/out due to softness of bones.
Describe Osteogenesis imperfecta
A defect in collagen deposition results in bones that are VERY brittle and break very easily, bones are almost chalky.
Remember collagen is an Organic component of bone that provides flexibility.
Describe Osteosarcoma
A lethal form of bone cancer most common in males in their teens and 20’s. It ORIGINATES in bone which is different from cancers that metastasize to bone.
It can be treated with radical surgery (amputations) but often metastasizes.
Describe Achondroplastic dwarfism
The Chondrocytes stop dividing in long bones resulting in short arms and legs but normal trunk and head.
The epiphyseal plate which is a layer of hyaline cartilage sandwiched between two metaphysis. When the chondrocytes in the cartilage don’t divide fast enough the Osteoblasts catch up and ossify the cartilage resulting in the Epiphyseal plate fusing prematurely preventing long bone growth.
Describe Acromegaly
The over production of human growth hormones often due to a pituitary gland tumor results in thickening and widening of the bones AFTER the epiphyseal plate has closed.
Describe Gigantism
Results from an overproduction of human growth hormones and affects bone development/metabolism.
Often due to a pituitary tumor, Gigantism effects overall bone growth including length because it occurs BEFORE the epiphyseal plate closes.
What are the Cranial sinuses also known as?
Paranasal Sinuses
Name the Paranasal sinuses
Sphenoid, Frontal, Ethmoid and Maxillary
What are the two largest sinuses?
The Frontal and Maxillary
Sinuses are line with what?
Mucous Membranes which contain epithelial tissue with many Goblet cells.
The sinuses function to do what?
Reduce the weight of the head (slightly), Important for the resonance of the voice and produce mucous to moisten the air as it enters the body.
Where do ALL of the paranasal sinuses drain?
Into the Nasal Cavity
How do sinuses react to pollen, dust and bacteria/viruses?
The mucous membranes in the sinuses produce large amounts of mucous in order to flush out the irritant. This produces a runny nose.
What forms sinus headaches/tooth aches?
Blockage of the passages from the sinuses to the nasal cavity.
Which sinus has the worst design and has to be almost completely full before it will drain?
The Maxillary Sinus
What drug is used to reduce inflammation and allow sinuses to drain?
Pseudophedrine (Sudafed)
What is affected when sinuses become full due to improper drainage from cold or allergies?
Voice resonance
Why is the Ethmoid bone so important?
It makes up important parts of many structures in the Nasal Cavity such as:
The medial wall of the orbit (The Oribital plates)
2/3rds of the nasal septum (The Perpendicular Plate)
The Superior and Middle Nasal Conchae
The cribriform plate provides the foramina for the olfactory nerves providing for a sense of smell.
What are the Nasal Conchae important for?
Circulating, warming, humidifying and filtering incoming air on the way to the lungs.
The group of Ethmoid cells make up what?
The Ethmoid Sinus
Severe damage to the Cribriform plate of the Ethmoid bone can lead to what?
A severing of the olfactory nerves and a loss of smell called ANOSIA
What is the loss of the sense of smell called?
ANOSIA
As infants we start with how many bones approximately? How many do we have as adults? What happens to the bones as we grow?
We start with 270 fetal bones and we end up with 206 bones as adults.
Fusion of bones occurs during infancy and throughout development.
What are Fontanelles?
The soft spaces between skull bones in infants.
Why are Fontanelles important?
They allow for flexability resulting in the head of an infant to pass through the birth canal.
They also allow for the brain to grow more quickly than the rest of the skeletal system.
When do skull bones fuse resulting in what?
Around 1 year resulting in Cranial Sutures
How does the mandible develop?
As two individual bones separated by cartilage which fuses around 1 year of age resulting in ossified cartilage and the Mandibular symphysis.
Which bone results in COMPLETE FUSION with no visible lines? What are the bones and what is the fuse product called?
The pelvis, it is formed from 2 OS COXAE which contain the fused bones of the Pubis, Ilium and Ischium.
What is an OS COXAE? How many do we have? Where are they?
It is the combined bones of the Pubis, Ilium and Ischium. We have TWO OS COXAE and together they form the Pelvis.
How many vertebrae do the Sacrum and Coccyx develop from?
The fusion of 9 total vertebrae, 5 in the Sacrum and 4 in the Coccyx.