Bone 2 -3 Flashcards
Ossification
Bone formation; bone that first appears as woven bone, which is eventually replaced by lamellar bone
Primary ossification center
First area to start ossifying
usually during prenatal development
located in diaphysis in developing long bones
Secondary ossification center
Appears after primary
usually during postnatal development
located in epiphyses in developing long bones
intramembranous ossification
develops from mesenchyme (no cartilaginous precursor)
direct mineralization of matrix secreted by osteoblasts
Flat bones of skull (frontal, parietal, etc), lacrimal, nasal, palatine, vomer, maxilla, mandible
Endochondral ossification
Has cartilaginous precursor (template of hyaline cartilage)
- Cartilage does not become bone! The cartilage model is replaced by bone
- Use long bone ossification as an example
Intramembranous ossification
1) Mesenchyme condenses and is highly vascularized
2) Mesenchymal cells differentiate into osteoblasts
3) osteoblasts secrete bone matrix (osteoid) to form trabecular
4) Trabeculae fuse together to form woven spongy bone
5) The periphery of the spongy bone will be remodeled into lamellar compact bone; deeper bone will be remodeled into lamellar spongy bone
When osteoblast gets surrounded by EC matrix it changes it’s name to
Osteocyte and can no longer secrete matrix bc there is no where for matrix to go
Endochondral Ossification Steps
1) Hyaline cartilage model is formed
2) Bone collar appears (around diaphysis)
Formed via intramembranous ossification within the perichondrium
Hollow cylinder of bone around the mid portion of the cartilage model
3) Chondrocyte in center hypertrophy, degernate and die. Cartilage matrix is calcified
4) Empty spaces are invaded by the the periosteal bud which is going to bring bring vasculature (vessels), mesenchymal cells, osteoprogenitor cells
5) Osteoprogenitors differentiate into osteoblasts, secrete osteoid on surface of calcified cartilage
6) Bone collar increases in thickness and length, but osteoclasts resorb the calcified cartilage and bone. Results in marrow cavity which will be populated with marrow cells
7) Secondary ossification centers form in a similar manner in the epiphyses
Epiphyseal plate
Cartilage remains at epiphyseal plate (to allow for growth in length until adulthood) and at the articular cartilage
Note: epiphyseal plates are hyaline cartilage
Endochondral ossification goal
growth in length and in width can occur. Growth in length is only possible while epiphyseal plate is present
Five zones of epiphyseal cartilage:
1) Zone of rest/reserve @ epiphysis
2) Zone of proliferation
3) Zone of maturation/hypertrophy
4) Zone of calcification
5) Zone of ossification @ diaphysis
Zone of Rest/reserve
Typical hyaline cartilage. Chondrocytes arranged randomly
Zone of proliferation
Chondrocytes undergo mitosis and are arranged in columns
Zone of maturation/hypertophy
Chondrocytes become enlarged, contain a lot of glycogen (white color) . Chondrocytes secrete alkaline phosphatase (marker of mineralization)
Zone of calcification
Cartilage matrix is calcified (purple color)
Chondrocytes are dying/dead due to calcified matrix. Leave empty lacunae
Zone of ossification (primary spongiosa)
Osteoprogenitors invade, differentiate into osteoblasts
Osteoblasts secrete matrix (osteoid) on surface of calcified cartilage
Matrix becomes calcified
Osteoclasts remove calcified cartilage and bone
Primary spongia (woven bone) is remolded into secondary spongiosa(lamellar bone)
Bone matrix
Very mineralized
Inorganic matter - 65% of dry weight. FOR HARDNESS & RESISTANCE
Consists of calcium and phosphorous (mostly ) also bicarbonate, citrate, magnesium, potassium, sodium
Hydroxyapatite crystals
Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 calcium and phosphorous form
Non-crystalline in bone matrix
Calcium phosphate
Dont have a lot of calcium or phosphorous
bones won’t be hard
Hydroxyapatite crystals
Look like rods along collagen fibrils.
Give bones hardness and compressive strength
Hydratoin shell
Later of water around each hydroxyapatite crystal (surface ions of crystals are hydrated)
Facilitates ion exchange between the HA crystals and extracellular fluid B/w mineralized tissue and EC fluid
Bone matrix organic matter
36% of dry weight. For flexibility and strength.
Mostly type 1 collagen.
90% of organic matrix gives bone tensile strength
Triple helix, super coiled, typical 67 nm cross banding
Greater number of cross links between molecules than in non-bone tissue
Proteoglycans in organic matter
Give bone compressive strength.
Condroitin sulfate and heparin sulfate
Bone matrix noncollageous protein example alkaline phosphatase
may function in mineralization of osteoid
Blood serum levels increase during active bone formation which is used as a marker for bone formation
Other noncollageous proteins:
Cell attachment molecules: -fibronectin -Thrombospondin -Bone sialoprotein -Osteopontin Growth factors: -Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) -Insulin-like growth facts (IGFs) -Transforming growth factors )Beta TGF-Beta -Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs)
Bone cells which originate from mesenchymal
Osteocyte, osteoblasts, osteogenic cell (osteoprogenitor)