Exam 4 Flashcards
What makes up 94% of the matrix?
Type 1 Collagen
What are osteocytes?
Bone cell
What percentage does water make of bone?
10%
What are the three components of bone?
Organic Matrix
Minerals (calcium &phosphorus)
Water
What are the minerals of bone?
Calcium & phosphorus
What is the basic bone unit?
Osteon
Haversian System
How can bacteria reach the bone
Blood stream (most common) adjacent tissue Direct introduction
What are the bone types?
Cancellous (spongy/soft)
Cortical (Hard)
What is ther Periosteum?
Material that covers all bones
Does not cover the ends
What is the Epiphyseal plate
Line where bone grows
What happens if you fracture the Epiphyseal plate?
Can cause length discrepancy
What are the stages of bone healing?
Hematoma formation Fibrocartilage formation Callus Formation Ossification Consolidation / remodeling
Hard Fruit Comes Out Crusty
What are the joint types?
Synarthroses
Diarthroses
What are the synarthroses joints?
Fibrous joint
Cartilaginous joint
Synchondrosis joint
What are the diarthroses joints?
Uniaxial joints
Biaxial joints
Triaxial joints
What are synovial joints?
Diarthroses joints
Joints that allow movement
What cells create bone?
Osteoblast
B = Build
What cells breakdown bone?
Osteoclast
C= Collapse
What are osteoprogenitor cells?
Stem cell for osteoblast
What is the function of synovial fluid?
to lubricate the joints
What percentage of cartilage does water make up?
> 70%
What does collagen fiber do in articular cartilage?
Provide Stability stregnth & Tensile stiffness
tolerate tension
What does proteoglycan aggression do?
Provide compression tolerance
Structural rigidity
Which contains more collagen tendons or ligaments?
Tendons
What percentage of body weight does the skeletal muscles make up?
40%
What percentage of body weight does the smooth cardiac muscle make up?
10%
What is a crossbridge?
Myosin head binds to actin beads
What is required for the contraction of one muscle unit?
1 molecule of ATP
What is muscle contraction dependent on?
Calcium
What covers the binding sights of actin?
Tropomyosin
What does the binding of ATP to myosin cause?
The release of actin
What are the most common pathogens found with bone infection?
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
What is osteomyelitis?
Severe pyogenic infection of bone and local tissue (muscles)
Where does osteomyelitis mostly take place?
In long bones
Center of bone
Cortical
What is sequestra?
pieces of dead bone separated from healthy bone
What is involucrum?
New bone growing over sequestra
What is scoliosis?
Lateral curvature of spine
s/c shape
What are the types of scoliosis?
Nonstructural Scoliosis
Structural Scoliosis
What is osteoporosis?
alteration of bone mass and structure
What causes osteoporosis?
Bone resorption > bone formation
What two diseases can cause osteoporosis?
Scurvy
Cushing’s disease
What is the main risk factor for osteoporosis?
Family history
What is the difference between Rickets & Osteomalacia?
Rickets occur in children
Osteomalacia occur in adults
What are Rickets & Osteomalacia?
deficits in mineralization of newly formed bone matrix
What is Genu Valgum?
inward knees
Knocked knees
What is Genu Varum?
Bow legged
What is the most common primary tumor of bone?
Multiple Myeloma
What is muscular dystrophy?
Progressive muscle weakness and degeneration