Bone Pathology Flashcards
Osteocyte
maintain bones
Osteoblasts
Build bone
Osteoclasts
break bone
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- inherited defect in collagen synthesis
Treatment for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Biphosphate treatment
Symptoms of Osteogensis Imperfecta
- bad tooth formation, blue eyes sclera, faulty hearing, and more
Achondroplasia/Dwarfism
- defect in normal cartilage
- epiphyseal plates close early so short arms and legs
Osteoporosis
- low bone density
- more common in females after menopause
Idiopathic
symptoms without cause
secondary osteoporosis
bone loss due to identifiable cause
How we do we test for osteoporosis?
deca scan which gives density reading
Osteopenia
bone defeciency ; in middle of normal bones and osteoporosis
Vitamin D defeciency results in
problems absorbing calcium and easily deformed
Osteomalacia
bones eat away at themselves due to overactivation of osteoclasts
Osteopetrosis
too much bone
Melia
limb development
Amelia
No limb development
Hemimelia
half the limb development
Phocomelia
seal arms
Dactaly
digit development
Polydactaly
too many fingers
Syndactly
fused fingers
