Abnormal MSK PT 1 Flashcards
What is the skeleton composed of?
- 2 tissues
- 3 cell types
What 2 tissues is the skeleton composed of?
- bone
- cartilage
what 3 cell types is the fetal skeleton composed of?
- osteoblasts
- osteoclasts
- chondrocytes
Skeletal tissue is derived from what three embryonic cell lineages?
- cranial neural crest cells
- paraxial mesoderm cells or somites
- lateral plate mesoderm
What is Cranial neural crest cells?
craniofacial skeleton
what is Paraxial mesoderm cells or somites?
axial skeleton
what is lateral plate mesoderm?
responsible for limb formation
When do limb buds begin to develop?
4th week
Development of the Fetal Limbs?
Upper limbs antecede the lower lower limbs in bud appearance, development, differentiation and establishment of final relative limb size
Order or development of fetal limbs
- Humerus and femur
- Radius, ulna, tibia and fibula
- Metacarpal and metatarsal bones
- Phalanges
skeletogenesis 4 steps?
- patterning
- organogenesis
- growth
- homeostasis
what is patterning?
final size, shape, number and arrangement of bones are determined
what is organogenesis?
bone and cartilage are formed
what is hemostasis?
The tendency of the body to seek and maintain a condition of balance or equilibrium within its internal environment, even when faced with external changes
when can we see limb buds on u/s?
7 weeks
what can we see clavicle and mandible on u/s?
9-11 weeks
when can we see hands and feet on u/s?
12-14 weeks