ANATOMY (Cartilage and Bone) Flashcards

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Connective tissue fibers:

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  1. Collagenous fibers (20 types)
  2. Reticular fibers
  3. Elastic fibers
    -each connective tissue will have 3 fibers
    *produced inside the fibroblasts
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Collagen fibers:

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-most common
-more than 20 types
-fibril forming (Type I, II, III, V, XI)
-fibril anchoring (Type IX, XII, XIV)
-anchoring fibril forming (Type VII)
-networking forming (Type IV)

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Reticular fibers:

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-fibril forming collagen (Type III)
-singular collagen fiber

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Elastic fibers:

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-stretchable (elastin and fibrillin)

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Fascia:

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-loose irregular connective tissue

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Aponeurosis:

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-dense irregular connective tissue
*when need more strength

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Tendons and ligaments:

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-dense regular connective tissues
-runs in ONE direction
-prevents pulling

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Cartilage:

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-pliable and firm matrix
-considerable tensile strength
Ex. trachea: use cartilage to maintain the shape and keep it open

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Properties of cartilage:

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-avascular: no blood (no bleeding)
-alymphatic: no lymph
-aneural: no nerves (no pain)

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10
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Cartilage cells:

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-chondroblasts
-chondrocytes

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Chondroblasts:

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-located at periphery of growing cartilage
-oval basophilic cell located in a lucuna
-dividing cell and forms matrix

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Chondrocytes:

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-elongated to spherical cell
-glycogen and lipid droplets in older chondrocytes
-fill lacunae in living state, but have artifactual space in fixed tissue

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Cartilage matrix:

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-ground amorphous substances (GAGs) and fibers
-mainly type II collagen fibers (Type I collagen in fibrocartilage)
-proteoglycans
-aggrecan

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Proteoglycans:

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-bind to collagen to create sieves

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Aggrecan:

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-formed by binding of proteoglycans to hyaluronic acid
>role in transporting water and electrolytes

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GAGs:

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-7 types
-non-sulfated GAG (hyaluronic acid: present in cartilage)
-sulfated GAGs (3 present in cartilage)

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Perichondrium:

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  1. Inner cellular layer (chondrogenic)
  2. Outer fibrous layer
    *surrounds cartilage (except on articular surface)
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18
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Classification of cartilage:

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-based on type of fibers in matrix
>hyaline cartilage
>elastic cartilage
>fibrocartilage

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Hyaline cartilage:

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-firm gel with type II collagen fibers
>have some refractive index as ground substance, so NOT visible
-periphery: small chondrocytes
-deep part: large and polyhedral chondrocytes
-sometimes 2,4 or more chondrocytes per lacuna

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Hyaline cartilage location:

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-everywhere in body
-80-90%
-cover articulate service of bone or embedded within tissues (ex. trachea)

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Small chondrocytes: hyaline cartilage

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-in elliptical lacunae running parallel to surface

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22
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Elastic cartilage:

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-located where elasticity and rigidity are needed
-only few elastic fibers near perichondrium
-dense network of elastic fibers within deeper part
-greater variation in size of lacunae than hyaline cartilage

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23
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Elastic cartilage location:

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*purpose to make it more flexible
-ear
-epiglottis

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Fibrocartilage:

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-least frequent occurrence
-type I collagen fibers are present in the matrix (visible with routine stains)
-rows of small lacunae with chondrocytes parallel to collagen bundles
-amorphous matrix close to lacunae

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Fibrocartilage lacks:

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-cellular chondrogenic layer of perichondrium

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Fibrocartilage location:

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-between a tendon and a cartilage
Ex. vertebral disks and stifle joint

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Development of cartilage:

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-embryological origin from mesenchymal cells
-cell (chondroblasts) cluster as center of chondrification
-secrete amorphous substance and Type II collagen (increased matrix)

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Increased matrix:

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-leads to isolation of chondrocytes

29
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During development growth of cartilage can occur by:

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-interstitial growth
-appositional growth

30
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Nutrition of cartilage:

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-avascular: nutrition by diffusion
>from capillaries outside the perichondrium
>from synovial fluid
>vascular channels penetrate if cartilage is thicker than 3mm

31
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Bone:

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-dynamic tissue (constant renewal and remodeling)
-vascular
-contain bone marrow in medullary

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Bone cells and fibers:

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-embedded in hard unbending mineralized matrix

33
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Bone cells:

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-osteoblasts
-osteocyte
-osteoclast

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Osteoblast:

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-active formation and mineralization of matrix
-deposits osteoid (collagen I and proteoglycans)
-located near surfaces (flattened to columnar cell)
-basally located nucleus
-basophilic cytoplasm (prominent rER and golgi)

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Mineralization:

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  1. Secretory vesicles in osteoblasts
  2. Released matrix vesicles and collagen fibers
  3. Early mineralization around vesicles
  4. Matrix becoming confluent
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Osteoblasts to osteocytes:

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-osteoblasts surround themselves by osteoid and change to osteocytes

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Osteocyte:

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-principal cell in mature bone
-essential for preserving bone structure
-lesser rER and golgi than osteoblast
-more lysosomes
-resides in lacuna and extend process through canaliculi
-removes and replaces perilacunar bone (up to 1microm meter)

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Osteoclasts:

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-large (40-100 micrometer)
-multinucleated (15-30)
-on surface of bone
-resorb bone
-ruffled borders in activated cells (ie. Infoldings)
-secrete acid and lysosomal enzymes

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Resorb bone: osteoclasts:

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-create resorption bays: Howship lacunae

40
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Bone matrix:

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-osteoid
-collagen fibers course spirally in each lamella of osteon
-osteoid mineralization: store house of calcium and phosphorous

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Osteoid: bone matrix

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-type I collagen and ground substance

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Osteoid mineralization

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-by deposition of needle-like hydroxyapatite crystals between collagen fibers
>are mobilized when needed

43
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Macroscopic structure of bone:

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-epiphyses
-diaphysis
-medullary cavity
-physis and metaphysis

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Epiphyses:

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-at both extremities
-spongy bone covered by articular cartilage

45
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Diaphysis:

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-shaft of the bone
-compact bone containing a medullary cavity
-covered by periosteum and lined by endosteum

46
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Medullary cavity:

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-young animals: filled with red bone marrow
-adults: yellow bone marrow

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Physis and metaphysis:

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-hyaline cartilage
-growth plate
-separates the epiphysis and diaphysis in growing animals

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Microscopic structure of bone:

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-decalcified bone (ground preparation)
-osteons
-central and perforating canals
-periosteum

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Osteons:

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-central (haversian)canal
-concentric or haversian lamellae
-lacunae located between concentric lamellae
-interstitial lamellae
-outer and inner circumferential lamellae
-perforating (Volkman’s canal)

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Periosteum:

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-anchored to outer circumferential and interstitial lamellae by perforating fibers
-inner osteogenic layer
-outer fibrous layer

51
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Inner osteogenic layer: periosteum

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-more prominent in young

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Outer fibrous layer (periosteum)

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-dense
-irregular connective tissue

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Bone differences from cartilage:

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-presence of canalicular system
-direct vascular supply

54
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Structural and functional characteristics of bone:

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-unique lacunar-canalicular system for nutrition
-canaliculi travel from one lacuna to another and to bone surface to open in connective tissue close to capillaries
-no osteocyte more than 100 micrometre away from a capillary

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Cartilage take away:

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-bendable but firm
-no bleeding
-no pain
-contains perichondrium, chondroblasts, chondrocytes in lacunae and matrix
-three types: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage

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Bone take away:

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-hard and vascular
-dynamic tissue (osteoid and minerals)
-contains osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts
-compact bone

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Compact bone take away:

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-arranged in osteons, interstitial and circumferential lamellae
-lined by periosteum and endosteum