Bone Ossification Flashcards
What are osteoclasts and what is their role?
macrophage derived cells
multinucleated large cells
for resorption of bone to remove old/damaged bone for it to be renewed
monitor bone and decide if it needs to be removed or not
What are osteoblasts?
bone formers and become embedded in bone matrix to become osteocytes
What are the 2 main types of bone in the body?
lamellar and woven
What type of bone is the majority of bone made up of in the body?
Lamellar
What are the 2 types of lamellar bone?
Cortical and trabecular/cancellous
What % of bone is cortical vs. trabecular?
Cortical - Approx 80% of adult skeleton
Cancellous / trabecular bone - Approx 20% of adult skeleton
What is
Woven
Immature
Healing
Pathological
What is the structure of lamellar bone?
Organised, layers
What is an osteon? What is its role?
circular structure unit formed by lamellar bone
runs down outside of bone as columns
allows it to be compressible and strong through rigid coating
What is the structure of the inside of bone? What is its role?
Inside bone is cancellous bone/spongy/trabecular,
still lamellar,
forms inner honeycomb region in diaphysis
gives skeleton bendability/tensile strength rather than compressive as don’t want bone to be too brittle
What are the two types of bone marrow?
Red and yellow (fatty)
Where is red bone marrow found?
Between bone columns/bars/struts
Where is yellow bone marrow found?
in the centre of bone
What is the role of yellow bone marrow?
Makes the bone lighter so less heavy to move
What is the structure of woven bone?
haphazard formation
What is the role of woven bone?
Immature bone used for bone healing and is pathological (joins 2 sides of a fracture together)
How much woven bone should you have in your body?
Not more than 1% in adults
Who may have more woven bone?
Children
Post injury
What is the hole in the middle of an osteon?
Haversian canal (blood vessel)
What do osteoblasts produce?
ECM
What % of the bone ECM is organic and what % is inorganic?
organic 35-40%
inorganic 60%
What are the organic components of the bone ECM?
28% collagen
5% Proteoglycans/ glycoproteins
What is the collagen in the bone ECM for? What type?
Type 1, tensile strength
What are the proteoglycans and glycoproteins for in the bone ECM?
Compressive strength and calcium binding
What are the inorganic components of the ECM?
95% Calcium hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2)
Approximately 5% water
What is the role of Calcium hydroxyapatite?
Coat collagen in ECM on blocks (not continuously) giving it more bendability
What are osteoprogenitor cells derived from?
Mesenchymal cells
What is the role of osteoprogenitor cells?
Live in outer coating of cells and differentiate into osteoblasts when new bone is needed
How do osteoblasts become osteocytes?
Become encased in ECM
What is the role of osteocytes?
Maintain new bone, look after it, ensure high quality, monitor, produce osteoclasts