Histology Bone Flashcards
Process of Osteocyte Formation
Mesenchyme -> Osteoprogenitor Cells -> Osteoblast -> Osteocyte
What is the Function of Osteoclasts?
Absorb Bone Cells
What are Osteoclasts Regulated By?
Calcium Levels
If Osteoblasts are Stimulated, Then _______
Calcium Levels Are Low
If Osteoclasts are Stimulated, Then _____
Calcium Levels are High
Characteristics of Trabeculae
No Central Canal, Red Bone Marrow Formation, Surrounded by Blood
What is the Purpose of Canaliculi?
To Allow Communication Between Osteocytes
The Skeletal System is Composed of:
Bones, Cartilage, and Joints
How do nutrients actually get into bone?
From the Periosteum (blood vessels, nerves, etc…, penetrating the compact bone tissue through Perforating (Volkmann’s) Canals
What do the Volkmann’s Canals connect?
The Medullary Cavity, Periosteum, and the Central (Haversian) Canals
True or False: Bones in infants are rigid and hard.
False
True or False: You can NOT tell the difference between Intramembranous Ossification and Endochondral Ossification after the bone is formed.
True
Fontanels in an infant skull (soft spots) are composed of ______ and are eventually replaced by bone through _________.
Loose Fibrous Connective Tissue, Intramembranous Ossification
Step 1 of Intramembranous Bone Formation:
At the site where bone will develop, _________ cluster together and differentiate into __________ and then into ___________.
Mesenchyme Cells, Osteoprogenitor Cells, Osteoblasts
Step 2 of Intramembranous Bone Formation:
Matrix secretion stops and those cells become ____ and lie within ______
Osteocytes, Lacunae
When matrix secretion stops, calcium and other minerals start to be deposited leading to ______
The matrix to be calcified