Bones, joints and cartilage Flashcards
What is the musculoskeletal system?
It makes up the muscles, skeleton and accessory tissues which together allow locomotion and articulation.
What are the two main tissues types the skeleton is composed of?
Bone and cartilage.
What are the features of bone?
It is long, short (usually cuboidal), flat (slightly curved) and irregular and encased within a fibrous periosteum.
What is the most common type of cartilage?
Hyaline.
What are the three types of cartilage?
Hyaline, fibro and elastic.
What are the features of hyaline cartilage?
It is a growth plate, it is on joint surfaces and can act as a temporary scaffold.
What are the features of fibrocartilage?
It has invertebral discs, menisci pads in joint spaces and no perichondrium.
What is perichondrium?
A connective tissue that envelops cartilage.
What are the features of elastic cartilage?
It makes up the external ear, epiglottis larynx.
In what areas would have fibrocartilage?
Areas that need to be able to withstand lots of pressure.
What is the general function of bone?
Support, protection, muscle attachment, mineral reservoir, haematopoiesis, lipid storage.
What is the general function of cartilage?
Template for bone formation, growth of long bones, smooth articulating joint surface.
What is the percentage of weight in bone water?
20-25%.
What is the percentage of weight in cartilage water?
75-80%.
What makes up bone composition?
65% mineral, 30% type I collagen and 5% proteoglycans/glycoproteins.
What makes up cartilage composition?
65% type II collagen, 20% proteoglycans, 10% glycosaminoglycans and 5% glycoproteins.
What are the cell types involved in bone?
Osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts.
What are the cell types involved in cartilage?
Chondroblasts and chondrocytes.
What are osteoblasts involved in?
Bone forming.
What are osteocytes?
They are mature osteoblasts that have become trapped within the bone matrix they produced.
What are osteoclasts?
They are involved in bone resorbing - breaking down.
How many bones are in the human body?
206.
What is the axial skeleton?
The bones of the skull vertebral column and ribs.
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Bones of the limbs, pelvis, scapula and clavicle.
What are the 4 different types of bone shape?
Flat bone, long bone, short bone and irregular bone.
Where are long bones located and give an example?
In the appendicular skeleton e.g. the humerus.
What are the features of short bones?
Cube like in shape (equal in length/width and thickness). The primary function is to provide support and stability - they are involved in very little to no movement. Example e.g. hand and feet.
What are the features of flat bones?
They are thin and flat and in some cases can be slightly curved. They serve as points of attachment for muscles or to protect the internal organs.
What are the features of irregular bone?
Bones that do not fit into any of the other categories. They usually have a complex shape such as bones in the vertebrate and they support the spinal cord and protect it from compressive forces.
What is the diaphysis?
The shaft of the long bone.
What is the epiphysis?
Spongy bone at either end of each bone.
What does spongy bone contain?
Red bone marrow where red blood cells are made.
What are the other words for spongy bone?
Cancellous bone, trabecular bone.
What is the difference between epiphyseal plates and lines?
Called plates when still growing, called line when stopped growing.
What is the metaphysis?
It contains the medullary cavity that is the hollowed out core of the bone. Fatty tissue is found here that is used for energy storage, which is sometimes referred to as the yellow marrow.
What does articular cartilage allow?
Joints to move more smooth at the end of the bone.
What is the basic functional unit within the long bone?
The osteon.
What are concentric lamellae in the osteon?
Rings throughout the osteon that are made up of osteocytes.
What does the osteon contain in the long bone?
A canal where the blood vessel is located.
Why does the lamellae run in opoosite directions in the long bone osteon?
To help give the bone the ability to withstand impact.
What are the features of trabeculae?
They have no blood vessels or central canal and contains lamellae like the osteon but are parallel to each other and do not run in opposite directions.
What does lacuna contain?
Osteocytes.
What are the spaces in between traceculae important for?
They contain bone marrow which is important in blood cell formation.
How does spongy bone obtain nutrients?
Through pores in the bone surface.
What are osteogenic cells?
They are highly undifferentiated and have high mitotic activity.