Histo Cartilage and Bone Flashcards
What does cartilage do?
1) provides shape and flexibility
2) shock absorber
3) facilitates smooth movements of joints
What is cartilage made up of?
CT,cells, ground substance, and fibers
What is cartilage typically surrounded by?
perichondrium
What doesnt cartilage contain that most other CT does have?
doesnt have blood vessels or nerves
How does cartilage get its nourishment?
via diffusion of gases and nutrients through ECM
Is cartilage prevalent in adults?
nope
Can cartilage grow rapidly?
Why is it important in the developing human?
yes :)
Bones of the skeleton are preceded by a temporary cartilage “model”
(blank) is also formed very early during the repair of bone fractures
cartilage
What sucks about adult cartilage?
it has poor access to nutrients which results in decreased water content and small cavities in matrix which leads to calcification and further compromised nutrition.
What are chondrocytes?
cells of cartilage
What is awesome about the lack of fanciness of cartilage?
it can be used in transplants without worry of antibodies or rejection
Are chondrocytes excellent at keeping pace with repair requirements after acute damage to hyaline or articular cartilage?
No, instead CT of fibrous cartilage picks up the slack and fills in the defect
What does articular cartilage (subset of hyaline cartilage) do?
facilitates movement at the ends of long bones
Whats cute about cartilages abilities?
it keeps our noses and ears warm :)))))
What kind of cartilage is important in utero because it is important for creating the models for all of our long bones?
hyaline cartilage
What is hyaline cartilage useful for?
resisting compression due to its super hydration
Does hyaline cartilage have a perichondrium?
Yes, except for in articular cartilage and epiphyseal plates
Where do we find elastic cartilage?
in things that bounce (ear, larynx, nose)
What is the most cellular cartilage?
elastic
Does elastic cartilage have a periochondrium? Does it undergo calcification?
yes
NO
What is fibrocartilage good for?
resists deformation under stress
What is significant about fibrocartilage?
it contains type I cartilage!!!!!
What type of cartilage is found here:
fetal skeletal tissue, epiphyseal plates, articular surface of synovial joints, costal cartilages of the rib cage, cartilages of the nasal cavity, larynx, rings of trachea and plates in the bronchi?
hyaline cartilage
What type of cartilage is found here:
intervertebral disks, pubis symphysis, articular disks, menisci, triangular fibrocartilage complex, instertion of tendons
fibrocartilage
What type of cartilage is found here:
pinna of external ear, external acoustic meatus, auditory tube, cartilages of larynx
Elastic cartilage
What type of cartilage functions to provide flexible support?
elastic cartilage
What type of cartilage functions in resisting deformation under stress?
fibrocartilage
What type of cartilage functions in resistin compression, providing cushioning, creates smooth and low friction surface for joints, structural support in respiratory system, forms foundation of development of fetal skeleton and further endochondral bone formation and bone growth?
hyaline cartilage
What type of cartilage does NOT have periochondrium?
fibrocartilage
What type of cartilage does NOT undero calcification?
elastic cartilage
What type of cartilage does not have both chondroblasts and chondrocytes?
fibrocartilage, it has chondrocytes and FIBROBLASTS (the other cartilages have just chondrocytes and chondroblasts)
What are the characteristics of the ECM of hyaline cartilage?
Type II collagen fibers
aggrecan
What are the characteristics of the ECM of elastic cartilage?
Type II collagen fibers and elastic fibers, aggrecan
What are the characteristics of the ECM of fibrocartilage?
type II and type I collagen fibers, versican, proteoglycan secreted by fibroblasts
(blank) is highly hydrated.
hyaline cartilage
Are the components of the hyaline matrix evenly distributed?
no
How do you know you are looking at cartilage or bone?
you will see cells in holes
In hyaline cartilage there are darker areas around chondrocytes, what are they?
What are the light spots?
territorial matrixes
interterritorial matrixes
In hyaline cartilage, chondrocytes will be grouped into (blank) groups which represent mitosis of these chondroblasts.
isogenous groups
What makes up the perichondrium?
an outter fibrous layer and an inner chondrogenic layer (made up of chondroblasts and chondroenic progenitor cells)
What is interstitial growth of cartilae?
the ability of chondroblasts to divide inside the cartilage and have the inside grow (made from isogenous group)
What is appositional growth?
growth on the outside of cartilage via chondroblasts
So what are the two ways cartilage can grow?
interstitially and apositionally
What is articular cartilage and what does it do?
it is a type of hyaline cartilage that transforms ends of bone into lubricated, wear proof and compressible surfaces that reduce friction
Does articular cartilage have a perichondrium or vascularization?
no
no
What are the zones that articular cartilage are divided into?
Outside towards bone
tangential layer-> transitional layer-> radial layer-> calcified cartilage
Describe the tangential layer of the articular cartilage
tangential layer-> small, flattened chondrocytes, superifical layer devoid of cells (lamina splendens).
very fine collagen fibers in matrix that run parallel to surface of cartilage.
Describe the transitional zone of the articular cartilage
large and round chondrocytes that occur singly and in isogenous groups. Collagen fibers take an oblique course through matrix of transitional zone
Describe the radial zone of the articular cartilae
fairly large chondrocytes form radial columns oriented perpendicular to the articulating surface, collagen fibers follow the course of the chondrocyte columns
Describe the calcified cartilage layer
it rests on the underlying cortex of the bone and stain darker than the matrix of the others
The important thing to take home is that bone and cartilage are (blank)
dynamic
In articular cartilage, any fibers that we find in the (blank) will run parallel to the surface. if we come down to the (blank) we will see that the cells as well as the fibers will run obliquely. The (blank) will have perpendicular columns of cells and fibers that reinforces (i.e for strength) the pounding that the articular surface is going to take.
tangential layer
transitional zone
radial layer
What will we see if we are looking at an H&E of elastic cartilage?
lots of cells, elastic fibers and occasionally some type II collagen fibers if they arents covered by the elastic fibers
Chondrocytes in (blank) retain a fairly high mitotic rate throughout life and this type of cartilage does not calcify
elastic cartilage
What is this:
a form of connective tissue transition between dense CT and hyaline cartilage.
fibrocartilage
Tell me about fibrocartilage
no perichondrium
parallel columns of chondrocytes
collagen type I
What part of the intervertebral disc is made up of fibrocartilage?
the anulus fibrosis
Where does all cartilage come from?
mesenchymal cells
What give rise to cartilage proper?
chondroblasts
What gives rise to the perichondrium (dense irregular CT)?
fibroblasts
What are the two types of growth that cartilage undergoes?
appositional growth
interstitial growth
What kind of growth is this:
Chondrogenic cells from inner layer of perichondrium become chondroblasts
In newly forming cartilage, the growth is mainly this.
appositional
In older cartilage what is growth mainly?
interstitial due to lack of chondrogenic cells
What is this:
Only growth that occurs in articular and fibrocartilage because both lack a perichondrium
Important for the growth of long bones at the epiphyseal plate.
interstitial growth
T or F
Cartilage has a very high ability for repair
F
Explain the histogenesis of hyaline cartilage
mesenchyme is precursor tissue-> mitotic proliferation-> chondroblasts separated by matrix formation-> multiplication of cartilage cell-> isogenous groups-> surrounded by territorial (capsular) matrix
(blank)is one of the hardest substances of the body, is the primary structural framework for support and protection of the organs of the body including the brain and spinal cord.
bone
What are the functions of the bone?
protection of internal organs support and movement hemopoiesis (red marrow) energy storage (yellow marrow-fat) mineral reservoir (99% body calcium)
What is the structure of bone?
ECM w/ organic and inorganic components and cells :)