Bone formation Flashcards
Mention the 4 components of bone
- Bone Cells
- Calcified Matrix
- Periosteum: the outer covering
- Endosteum: the inner layer facing the marrow cavity
Mention the types of bone cells
- Osteoprogenitor cells (Forming)
- Osteoblasts cells (Immature cells)
- Osteocytes (Mature cells)
- Osteoclasts
Osteoprogenitor cells arise from …………..
Mesenchymal stem cell
Osteoprogenitor cells differentiate into ……………..
Osteoblasts
Where are Osteoprogenitor cells found?
Periosteum and Endosteum
Outline the features of osteoblasts
- They are derived from osteoprogenitor cells and can divide.
- They have cytoplasmic processes which are extensions of the cytoplasm.
- Basophilic cells on the surface of the bone (in periosteum and endosteum)
- Protein secreting cells.
……………… secrete the organic part of the bone matrix
Osteoblasts
After the osteoblasts secrete the bone matrix, it becomes osteocyte in a small space called the …………………
Lacuna
What are osteocytes?
Osteocytes are mature bone cells with flattened nucleus and cytoplasmic processes.
They cannot divide.
Lacunae are connected together by small canals called ………..
Canaliculi
………………. contain the cytoplasmic processes of the osteocytes.
Canaliculi
…………………… connect the processes of the osteocytes in the canaliculi.
Gap junctions
Osteoclasts originate by ………………?
The fusion of cells in the bone marrow
What are osteoclasts?
Multinucleated, motile, and acidophilic cells in the endosteum.
Osteoclasts are, motile, and acidophilic cells in the ………….
Endosteum
Osteoclasts have cytoplasmic processes called ……………..
Ruffled border
How do osteoclasts maintain the Ca++ level in blood
They secret enzymes that digest and remove bone matrix forming cavities and canals to maintain the Ca++ level in blood
Bone matrix consists of two components, namely:
Organic components
Inorganic components
What are the inorganic components of the bone matrix
Calcium & phosphorus forming hydroxyapatite crystals.
Name the organic components of bone matrix
- Type 1 collagen
- Chondroitin sulfate.
In H&E section, is the decalcified bone matrix acidophilic or basophilic?
Acidophilic