Cartilage And Bone Flashcards
Cartilage
.CT characterized by cells embedded in highly specialized ECM
. Found at sites requiring firm but flexible support
Adult distribution of cartilage in body
. Movable joints
. Immovable joints
. Support of structures
. Vertebral column
Cartilage role in skeletal development
Model for the development of the majority of bones and provides mechanism by which bones grow in length
T/F cartilage is avascular w/ no nerves
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Composition of cartilage ECM
. Collagen type II (40% dry weight) . Aggrecan . Hyaluronic acid polymers bind to proteoglycans noncovalently via link proteins (bundles bind to II collagen fibrils) . Chondronectin . Water (60-80% fresh hyaline weight)
Aggrecan
250 kD proteoglycan with side chains of chondroitin sulfate and keratin sulfate
Chondronectin
Structural glycoprotein with multiple binding sites
Mechanical properties (compressible and resilient) are cartilage are due to ___
. Presence of fibers
. Amt of anionic charge (amt of sulfate glycosaminoglycans attached to core protein)
. Amount of hydration
Chondroblast
Proliferating undifferentiated cell that begins to synthesize ECM elements
Chondrocyte
. Fully differentiated ECM-forming cells w/ reduced mitotic activity
. Embedded in ECM
Lacunae
Spaces of ECM occupied by chondrocytes
isogenous units (groups)
Groups of chondrocytes derived from same cell
Perichondrium
. CT surrounding cartilage
. Outer fibrous layer (fibroblasts, collagen II)
. Inner cellular layer (undifferentiated condrogenic precursors and chondroblasts
Perichondrium function
. Supporting tissue containing blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics
. Inner cells participate in repair and appositional growth of cartilage
Cartilage formation steps
. Differentiation of mesenchymal cells
. Cartilage-specific collagen types, elastin, and aggrecan synthesis
. Mature matrix formation
. Accumulation of ECM (territorial and inter territorial matrix)
What occurs in mature matrix formation
. Bound water facilitates diffusion of nutrients and oxygen to cells of cartilage and confers gel-like property to the matrix
Mechanisms of cartilage growth
. Appositional: growth by cell addition to the periphery of the tissue
. interstitial: growth by division of cells w/in tissue (formation of isogenous groups)
Cartilage repair
. Limited ability to repair after injury
. Formation of repair cartilage from perichondrium (matrix of repair cartilage mixed properties of hyaline and fibrocartilage)
Hyaline cartilage
. Type II collagen
. Most common, highly hydrated matrix
. Temporary skeleton during embryonic development
. Forms epiphyseal plates until majority bone growth is done
Elastic cartilage
Type II collagen and elastin
Fibrocartilage
Type I and II collagen
Articulate cartilage
. Covers articulating bones in synovial joints
. Hyaline
Articulate cartilage deep lesion
. Bone region reached, local bleeding can occur spontaneously repairing lesion but turning cartilage from hyaline to fibrocartilage of scar tissue
What occurs in arthritis
. cartilage ECM is degraded
. Articulate surface is lost
Chondrosarcoma
Malignant tumor derived from cartilage cells
Osteosarcoma
Malignant tumor derived from osteoblasts
Bone
. rigid CT w/ limited flexibility
. ECM has Ca and P
T/F Bone is avascular
F, it is highly vascular
Bone features
. Metabolically active
. Ca and P reservoir (99% Ca in body)
. undergoes remodeling (turnover)