Bone Flashcards
What are the two main purposes of bone?
structural support and calcium reservoir
What are the three cell types in bone?
osteoblasts
osteocytes
osteoclasts
What type of fiber is the bone matrix made of?
type 1 collagen
along with the minerals = Ca, Mg, Fe, and Sr
What surrounds the outside of bone?
periosteum (except on articular surfaces, which is hyaline cartilage)
What cell is largely responsible for the manifacturing of bone? How?
THe osteoblasts
it’s a two-step process:
- synthesis of organic matrix = osteoid (perior to mineralization)
- deposition of inorganic components (alkaline phosphatease secretion and concentrate phosphate ions)
Where are the osteoblasts located?
on the bone surfaces
it looks like a cuboidal epithelia, but it’s not.
Osteoblasts have receptors for what hormone? WHat do they do when it binds?
parathyroid hormone
when it binds, the osteoblasts releases osteoclast stimulating factor to increase osteoclast activity
What will osteoblasts eventually become? Do they lose contact with each other?
They become osteocytes embedded in the matrix. They maintain contact through projections in canniculi - the ends of which form gap junctions
What is the purpose of an osteocyte?
It has reduced protein synthesis, but it’s still important
it plays a role in the maintenance of the matrix and regulation of calcium
What are osteocyte located in?
they are in lacunae within the matrix
Do the osteocytes form isogenous nests like chondrocytes do?
no
WHat occurs via the gap junctions of the osteocyte projections?
cell-cell coordination and nutrient transfer
What are osteoclasts derived from?
monocytes
What do osteoclasts do?
they are large, multinucleated motile cells that take care of bone resoprtion and thus bone remodelling
WHy do osteoclasts have a lot of lysosomes?
because they use lysosomal enzymes to break down and remodel bone
Are osteoclasts mitotic?
no
WHat is the term for a region of resorbed matrix containing an osteoclast?
a howship’s lacuna
What is an osteoclast’s ruffled border?
It’s the outer rim with microvilli that lies against the bont surface
What does the ruffled border do for the osteoclast?
Its membranes pump H+ into the sub-osteoclastic compartment in the howship’s lacuna to lower the pH and liberate the minerals from the bone
the minerals are them taken up by the osteoclasts and delivered to nearby capillaries
True or false: osteoclasts are mononuclear?
false - multinuclear
What are the inorganic components of the bone matrix?
calcium predominates in the form of calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite crystals
also Mg, Fe, and Sr
What is the importance of keeping the calcium in hydroxyapatite crystals?
it’s a hydrophilic molecule that binds water
this facilitates the exchange of the calcium between body fluids and the crystals
What are the organic components of the bone matrix?
type 1 collagen
ground substance composed of chondroitin sulfate, keratan sulfate, hyaluronate, and glycoproteins
What are the 3 glycoproteins in the bone matrix
in general what is their purpose?
osteocalcin, osteopontin, osteonectin
they have multiple binding sites on them to bind osteocytes, osteoblasts, type 1 cllagen, and the hydroxyapatide crystals together to make a nice architectural unit in the bony matrix
What are the 4 types of bone?
- cancellous (spongy)
- compact (dense)
- primary bone (woven)
- secondary bone (lamellar bone)
What is cancellous bone like? Where is it located?
It’s comprised of spicules (traveculae) of bone united to form a network
located in the interior of bone (like the ends of long bones)