Bone, cartilage, and tendon revision Flashcards
What are the functions of bone?
Haematopoesis Movement Stucture Protection Ca2+ reservoir Energy store
List the types of bone shapes
Long Short Irregular Flat Sesamoid
What hormones involved in day to day bone homeostasis?
Vit-D3
PTH
Why is vitamin-D3 a hormone?
Made in one place and acts in another
Which populations are mainly at risk of developing vit-D3 deficiency?
Populations lacking sunlight, i.e. Finish
Populations with a poor diet
Where is PTH synthesised?
Parathyroid glands
What is the purpose of calcium homeostasis
To maintain a constant plasma Ca2+ level
What are the two compartments of a skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
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What are the types of cell involved in bone metabolism?
Osteoclasts
Osteoblasts
Osteocytes
Blood vessels and nerves
What do tendons connect?
Muscle to bone
What do ligaments connect?
Bone to bone
What connects muscle to muscle?
Aponeuroses
How is muscular force initially transmitted to bone?
Via the musculotendinous junction
What are the two sites of muscular/tendinous attachment to bone?
Origin (stationary)
Insertion (moves)