Bones, Muscles & Levers (W4) Flashcards
Muscles?
= a group of muscle tissues that contract together to produce a force.
The 2 functions of muscles?
• To move the bones of the skeleton around.
• To connect to bone via tendons.
Muscle origin?
= the proximal base of the muscle.
Muscle insertion?
= where the distal end of the muscle connects to a bone or tendon.
What do we mean when we say that muscles work antagonistically?
We mean that they work in pairs of opposing motion.
eg. Seen in the biceps and triceps of the arm.
Benefit of muscles working antagonistically?
It provides a full range of motion.
Skeletal muscle tissue?
= one of three muscle tissue types that is involved in helping us move around.
Muscle fiber?
= a single cell that is made up of fibrils, which are made up of sarcomeres.
Skeletal muscle tissue layout/organization? (outer to inner)(4)
• Muscle.
• Muscle fibers.
• Fibrils/Myofibrils.
• Sarcomeres.
Sarcomeres?
= fundamental units of skeletal muscle that contain actin & myosin.
Primary filaments involved in muscle contraction? (2)
• Actin.
• Myosin.
Actin?
= thin muscle filaments that have binding sites.
How does muscle contraction occur?
During muscle contraction, myosin heads grab actin fiber & “pulls” itself along the actin.
Bone functions? (4)
• Supports the body.
• Allows the body to move via muscle attachments.
• Important for Ca & P metabolism.
• Site for erythrocyte production (hematopoesis).
What must the bone do to support the body?
Bone tissue must be able to resist the 4 types of forces, namely, compression, tension, torsion and shear forces.
What is the process of bone formation referred to as?
Ossification OR Osteogenesis.
Which law is bone remodeling related to?
Wolff’s Law.
Hematopoesis?
= red cell production.
Explain the hematopoesis graph? (2)
• Shows the most important parts of your skeleton to hematopoesis.
• Shows that as you get older, hematopoesis nolonger occurs in our long bones but in our rib cage, sternum & axial skeleton.
Types of forces that bone must resist? (4)
• Compression.
• Tension.
• Torsion.
• Shear.
Compression?
= force that acts on the long axis of the bone & pushes the ends closer together.
Eg of compression?
Effects of gravity on runners as they plant one leg & then other.
Tension?
= force that pulls the opposite ends of bone away from each other.
Eg of Tension?
Primate hanging from a branch by its arms.
Torsion?
= force that twists on bone along its long axis.
Shear?
= force where the movement is in opposite directions of the ends of bone, in the same plane.
Eg of Torsion?
Arm bones of professional bowlers & pitchers in baseball.
Eg of Shear?
When your feet are moving one way & you get tackled in the opposite direction.
Bone components? (2)
• 40% Collagen.
• 60% Hydroxyapatite.
Collagen properties? (3)
• Organic protein.
• Superb strength in tension.
• Flexible.
Hydroxyapatite properties? (4)
• Inorganic material.
• Superb strength in compression.
• Rigid.
• Contains Ca & P.
Bone Analogy?
Steel as it can resist torsion (in cables), compression (in tall buildings), tension (rear in prestressed concrete) & shear (edge of katana blade) due to it being a mixture of carbon and iron.
Why is bone called a heterogeneous material?
Because it is a mixture of 40% of collagen & 60% of hydroxyapatite which account for bone’s impeccable performance.
Bone structure? (3)
• Collagen.
• Hydroxyapatite.
• Other proteins.
Collagen function?
To form fibrils which is the scaffolding of the bone.
Fibrils?
= scaffolding of bone.
Hydroxyapatite function?
To be a deposit on the fibrils.
Other proteins function?
To serve as glue to bond mineralized fibrils.
Explain how the bone materials are combined?
• Collagen forms fibrils.
• Hydroxyapatite is then deposited on the fibrils.
• The other proteins then act as glue to bond the mineralized fibrils.
Why can bones be boiled to glue?
Analogy of bone structure?
Pool construction
- where the rebar (resists tension) forms a scaffold which cement (resists compression) is sprayed over.
Types of bone? (2)
• Cortical bone.
• Trabecular bone.
Cortical bone AKA?
Compact bone.
Trabecular bone AKA?
Spongy, cancellous bone.
Cortical bone?
= thin outer shell of all bones.
Cortical bone location?
Shafts of long bones.
Trabecular bone?
= interior cavity of most bones.
Trabecular bone location?
Heads of long bones.
Diaphyses?
= shafts of long bones.
Epiphyses?
= heads of long bones.
Cortical bone in terms of stress concentration?
Present at sites of maximal stress concentration.
Trabecular bone in terms of stress concentration?
Present at sites of less stress concentration.
Why Trabecular bone? (2)
● Bone is energetically costly to maintain therefore, it’s only deposited where stresses are very concentrated (cortical bone).
● To enable efficient beam mechanics as it predicts the stress concentrations of compression & tension on the surface of a beam & become more diffuse at ends of beam.
Organization of compact bone tissue (top to bottom)? (4)
• Harvesian system/Osteons.
• Central Harvesian canal.
• Lamellae of hydroxyapatite.
• Osteocytes in lacunae connected by canaliculi.
Harvesian system/Osteon?
= fundamental units of compact bone.
Osteon components? (3)
• Central Harvesian canal.
• Lamellae of hydroxyapatite.
• Osteocytes in lacunae.
Harvesian canal?
= carries the primary blood supply.
Lamellae of hydroxyapatite?
= organized layers of hydroxyapatite.
Osteocytes?
= cells that maintain the bone & live in lacunae.
Lacunae?
= small holes in which osteocytes live/are found.
Canaliculi?
= small canals that connect lacunae.
Special bone attribute?
Has high blood supply/vascularization due to Harvesian systems.
Bone development short explanation?
Bone is formed from embryonic mesoderm tissue & then develops from mesoderm in 2 ways, by endochondral replacement or by intramembranous ossification.
Types of bone development? (2)
• Endochondral bone.
• Intramembranous bone.
Endochondral bone AKA?
Replacement bone.
Intramembranous bone AKA?
Dermal bone.
Replacement bone locations? (3)
• Most of the limb bones.
• Vertebrae.
• Medial end of the clavicle.
Dermal bone locations? (2)
• Most of the skull bones.
• Lateral end of the clavicle.
Endochondral bone formation steps? (5)
● Mesoderm cells form a hyaline cartilage model of the bone.
● The outer shell ossifies to become “perichondral bone” & the cartilage begins to die.
● Blood vessels invade the bone of the diaphyses.
● Osteoblasts (bone-forming cells) arrive & form centers of ossification.
● Secondary ossification centers begin in the epiphyses.