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Bone structure and function Part 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 types of bone cell

A

osteoblasts
osteoclasts
osteocytes
osteoprogenitor cells

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2
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What do osteoblasts do?

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Lays down bone matrix

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3
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  1. What do osteoclasts do?
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resorb bone

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4
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What do osteocytes do?

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maintains matrix

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5
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  1. What do osteoprogenitor cells do?
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give rise to osteoblasts involved in remodelling

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6
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What lineage do osteoclasts come from?

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monocyte/macrophage lineage

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7
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Give 2 specific ways that osteoblasts perform their function

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  • Secretes organic bone matrix AKA osteoid
  • Mediates mineralisation of osteoid
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8
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what is mineralisation of osteoid?

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deposition of inorganic salts into the osteoid

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9
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What shape are osteoblasts?

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Cuboidal shape

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  1. Give 2 things that osteoblasts secrete
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  • collagen
  • matrix vesicles
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  1. what do the matrix vesicles secreted by osteoblasts contain
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  • Alkaline phosphatase and other enzymes and proteins that control the availability of calcium and phosphate
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  1. What happens when the levels of calcium and phosphate levels increase to a sufficient level?
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hydroxyapatite crystals are precipitated

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13
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  1. What are gap junctions?
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Long cytoplasmic processes connecting to osteocytes to other osteocytes and osteoblasts

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  1. What are osteocytes surrounded by?
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surrounded by mineralised matrix

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15
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  1. Where do osteocytes sit in?
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They sit in Lacunae

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16
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  1. How do osteocytes receive nutrients?
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Extracellular bone fluid surrounding lacunae that allows nutrient diffusion through the bony channels

17
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  1. What is the name of the bone channels in bone
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canaliculi

18
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  1. What is stress information in osteocytes?
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when osteocytes respond to tiny currents generated when bone is deformed

19
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  1. What do osteocytes mediate in terms of calcium?
A

Mediates short term release of calcium from bone

20
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  1. What is a histological feature of osteoclasts?
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They are Multinucleate

21
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  1. What do osteoclasts attach to, what does it do and what does this leave behind?
A

attaches to bone surface, resorbing bone which leaves a pit behind

22
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  1. What is the name for the pit left behind by osteoclasts?
A

Howships lacuna

23
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  1. What do osteoclasts work with osteoblasts for to do?
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Work with osteoblast to regulate bone turnover and remodelling

24
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  1. Name 2 features of osteoclasts found on its surface
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  • Actin clear zone
  • Ruffled border
25
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  1. What does the ratio of RANKL to osteoprotegrin determine?
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determines bone resorption

26
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explain bone Mineralisation

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  1. Osteoblasts secrete collagen and matrix vesicles
  2. Matrix vesicles contain enzymes and proteins to control availability of calcium and phosphate
  3. Needs to increase to a level where hydroxyapatite is precipitated

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