Chapter 6 Flashcards
Functions of Skeletal System
- Support
- Protection
- Movement
- Storage
- Hematopoiesis
Support of Skeletal System
-Provides a framework for the body
Protection from Skeletal System
-Protects internal organs
Movement of Skeletal System
-Skeletal muscles attach to bones to move body parts
Storage of Skeletal System
Stores:
- Calcium (98%)
- Fat (Triglycerides)
Hematopoiesis
-Production of blood cells (RBCs and WBCs) by hematopoietic stem cells (hematocytoblasts)
Characterization of bone shape
- Long bone (Humerus)
- Short bone (Triquetral)
- Flat bone (Sternum)
- Irregular bone (Vertebra)
Composition of Bone Matrix
-67% hydroxyapatites
Calcium Phosphate
Calcium Carbonate
-33% Collagen
Hydroxyapatites
- Mineral Salts
- Inorganic
- Resist Compression
Collagen
- Organic
- Resist tension
Osteogenesis Imprefecta
-Caused by mutation in gene for Type I collagen
What cells make up bone?
- Osteogenic cells —>
- Osteoblast —>
- Osteoclast —>
- Osteocytes
Osteogenic Cell
- Mitotically active
- Stem cells
Osteoblast
- Bone forming cells
- Secrete bone matrix
- Collagen and Osteoid
Osteoid
- Immature bone matrix
- Glue that will hold calcium crystals and collagen fibers
Osteoclast
- Giant multinucleate cells derived from stem cells in bone marrow
- Degrade bone matrix
- Ruffled border
- Increases surface area for degrading bone matrix
How do osteoclasts degrade bone matrix?
- HCl degrades hydroxyapatites
- Lysosomal enzymes degrade collagen
Osteocytes
- Reside in lacuna
- Monitor their environment
- Maintain bone matrix by regulating osteoblasts and osteoclasts