Histology of Bone and Cartilage Flashcards
Is cartilage vascular?
No it is avascular
Cartilage has […] ability to repair when damaged.
Limited
Where is hyaline cartilage located?
- Joints (articular surfaces)
- Trachea and bronchi
- Ribs
- Epiphyseal plate
What type of cartilage is this?
Hyaline
What is the purpose of the perichondrium in cartilage?
Perichondrium protects the underlying cartilage, and is a source of progenitor cells (Chondroblasts)
What is interstitial growth of cartilage?
Chondrocytes within the cartilage divide
to form isogenous groups
What is appositional growth of cartilage?
Chondroblasts in the cellular perichondrium divide and differentiate into chondrocytes
Type 2 collagen is found predominantly in […]
Cartilage
Type 1 collagen is found predominantly in […]
Bone
What is the most abundant substance in the extracellular matrix of hyaline cartilage?
Water
Articular cartilage is a particular type of hyaline cartilage. It lacks a specific structure that is commonly found in hyaline cartilage. What is this structure?
Perichondrium
Where is elastic cartilage located?
- Epiglottis
- External ear
- Wall of the external acoustic meatus
- Eustachian tube
What type of cartilage is shown (hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage)
Elastic
Where is fibrocartilage located?
- Pubic symphysis
- Intervertebral discs
- Meniscus of the knee
Does fibrocartilage have a perichondrium?
No
What is the function of hyaline cartilage?
- Resists compression
- Provides cushioning and low friction surface in joints
- Structural support (e.g. trachea and bronchi)
- Foundation of fetal skeleton and endochondral bone formation
What is the function of elastic cartilage?
Flexible support for soft tissues
What is the function of fibrocartilage?
Resists deformation under stress
What are the main cells found in:
- Hyaline
- Elastic
- Fibrocartilage
- Chondrocytes and Chondroblasts
- Chondrocytes and Chondroblasts
- Chondroytes and Fibroblasts
Most collagen in cartilage is type 2. Fibrocartilage is an exception, because it has both type 2 and type […] cartilage in ECM.
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What are the 2 types of bone formation?
- Endochondral – bone formed from a cartilage model (most bones of the body)
- Membranous – bone formed from mesenchymal cells (bones of the skull, face, mandible and clavicles)
What are the 3 types of bone?
- Cortical
- Trabecular
- Immature/woven
What is an osteoprogenitor cell?
Derived from mesenchymal cells and are located in the outer (periosteum) and inner (endosteum) tissues that cover bone. They give rise to osteoblasts.
What is an osteoblast?
Derived from osteoprogenitor cells, and are located on the surface of bone (periosteal and endosteal). They secrete the extracellular matrix (osteoid), and are responsible for its subsequent calcification.
What is an osteocyte?
Derived from osteoblasts, and are located in lucanae within the calcified matrix. They are essential for the viability of bone, respond to mechanical stress on bone, and are involved in Ca++ and Pi homeostasis.
What is an osteoclast?
Derived from granulocyte/monocyte progenitor cells in the bone marrow. They are large multinucleated cells that sit on the surface of bone where they resorb bone.
What are bone lining cells?
Thought to be quiescent osteoblasts. They are located on the outer (periosteal) and inner (endosteal) surface of bone. Thought to be involved in the nutritional support of osteocytes and involved in the movement of Ca++ and Pi into and out of bone.