Bones Flashcards
What is Osteoarthritis
The wearing away of hyaline cartilage in bone
What are the symptoms of osteoarthritis?
pain, stiffness, prominent morning pain, localized tenderness, cracking, crepidus.
What is the primary treatment for osteoarthritis?
manage symptoms and correct poor mechanics
What is a Bursa?
a fluid filled sac that’s primary function is to reduce friction
What causes Bursitis?
sudden irritation can cause acute bursitis, while overuse and constant external compression can cause chronic bursitis.
Signs and Symptoms of Bursitis
Pain, swelling, and some loss of function
Capsulitis
The Result of repeated joint trauma
Synovitis
develops from an improperly treated injury
What is Chronic Synovitis?
thickening of the synovial lining and compromises joint mechanics and ROM
Functions of Bone
Body support, organ protection, movement via lever systems, calcium storage
Flat Bones
Ribs, Skull, and Scap
Irregular Bones
Vertebrae and Skull
Short Bones
Wrist and Ankle
Long Bones
humerus, ulna, radius, fib, tib, femur
What is the Most commonly Injured Bone type?
Long bones
Diaphysis
Shaft - hollow and cylindrical covered by compact bone, medullary cavity contains yellow marrow lined by endosteum
Ossification occurs from synthesis of bones and matrix from what two cells?
Osteoblasts & osteoclasts
Epiphysis
composed of cacellous bone and has hyaline cartilage covering. PROVIDES ATTACHMENT AREA FOR MUSCLE
Periosteum
Dense, white, fibrous covering which penetrates bone via sharpey’s fibers. contains blood vessels and oseoblasts