Gen Path Exam 4 - Musculoskeletal Pathology Flashcards
What are the components of bone?
35% organic osteoid
65% hydroxyapatite (inorganic)
What is found in organic osteoid?
Type I collagen
Glycosaminoglycans
Which component of bone is responsible for rigidity and hardness?
Hydroxyapatite
What are the 2 types of bone?
Woven
Lamellar
Which type of bone is rapidly produced and has less structural integrity?
Woven
Which type of bone is involved in fetal development and fracture repair?
Woven
Which type of bone is slowly produced and has more structural strength?
Lamellar
Which type of bone has parallel collagen fibers?
Lamellar
Which cell type?
Located on surface of bone matrix
Osteoblasts
Which cell type?
Synthesize, transport, assemble bone matrix
Osteoblasts
Which cell type?
Located within bone
Osteocytes
Which cell type?
Interconnected by cytoplasmic processes through canaliculi
Osteocytes
Which cell type?
Controls Ca2+ and phosphate levels
Osteocytes
Which cell type?
Detects mechanical forces
Osteocytes
Which cell type?
Located on bone surface
Osteoclasts
Which cell type?
Specialized multinucleated macrophages
Osteoclasts
Which cell type?
Responsible for bone resorption
Osteoclasts
Which cell type?
Secrete acid and neutral proteases (MMPs) to resorb bone
Osteoclasts
Constant, regulated process of bone turnover
Remodeling
What is remodeling of bone regulated by?
Cytokines
Cell-cell interactions
What are the 4 specific things that regulate remodeling of bone?
RANK receptors
RANK ligand (RANKL)
RANK-RANKL binding
Osteoprotegerin (OPG)
Which part of regulating remodeling of bone?
On osteoclast precursors
RANK receptors
Which part of regulating remodeling of bone?
On osteoblasts
RANKL
Which part of regulating remodeling of bone?
Stimulates differentiation into osteoclasts, leads to increased bone resorption
RANK-RANKL binding