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lecture 4 - bone tissue Flashcards

1
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What are the percentages of organic and inorganic components of the extracellular matrix of bone?

A

33% organic, 67% inorganic

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What is the main organic component of bone tissue?

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Collagen

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What is the purpose of collagen in bone tissue?

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To make it slightly flexible (resisting tension), preventing shattering of the bone

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4
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How is collagen structured in bone tissue?

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Long fibres of collagen sit in a ground substance called proteoglycans

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What is the ground substances that collagen sits in?

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Proteoglycans

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6
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What are the inorganic components of bones?

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Mineral salts

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What is the main mineral salt in bone?

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Hydroxyapatite

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What type of substance is hydroxyapatite?

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A calcium phosphate mineral

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What is the function of the inorganic component of bone tissue?

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Makes the bone hard and resistant to compression

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10
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What percentage of bone mass is given by cells?

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2%

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What are the types of bone cells? (4)

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Osteogenic cells, Osteoblasts, Osteoclasts, Osteocytes

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What is the role of osteogenic cells?

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They are stem cells that produce osteoblasts

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What is the function of osteoblasts?

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They produce/build new bone matrix in a process called ossification.

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14
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Process of bone growth?

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Ossification

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What is the function of osteocytes?

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They maintain the bone matrix by recycling proteins and minerals and controlling the production/destruction of bone by directing the osteoblasts and osteoclasts.

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What is the function of Osteoclasts?

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They remove bone matrix in a process called osteolysis.

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17
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Process of bone destruction?

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Osteolysis

18
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What are the macroscopic features of compact bone?

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Dense and inpenetrable outer surface (periosteum) with small holes/foramina for the blood supply.

19
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What is the outer surface of bone called?

A

Periosteum

20
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What is the outermost layer of compact bone tissue called?

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Cirfumferential lamellae

21
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What fills the gap between osteons in the compact bone matrix?

A

Interstitial lamellae

22
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What is the main unit/component of compact bone?

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Osteon

23
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What are the components of an osteon? (4)

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Central canal, lamellae, lacunae, canaliculi

24
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What is the function of the central canal of an osteon?

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It is a tube that contains nerves and blood vessels which carry nutrients to cells within the matrix.

25
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What is the structure and function of the lamellae in compact bone?

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The lamellae form rigid rings around the central canal, and contain collagen to resist forces.

26
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What is the structure and function of lacunae in bone tissue?

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They are ‘lakes’ that hold the osteocytes which maintain the bone and control its growth.

27
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What is the structure and function of canaliculi?

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They are the channels that lead from the central canal, through the extracellular matrix, to the lacunae to provide the osteocytes with nutrients.

28
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What are the struts found in cancellous bone?

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Trabeculae

29
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What is the structure of trabeculae?

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Multidirectional struts of lamella bone.

30
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How does cancellous bone resist force?

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The multidirectional trabeculae struts resist forces around a joint from several directions, before channeling down the diaphysis of a long bone or outwards through a short bone.

31
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What is the structure of trabeculae?

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Made up of lamellae with Lacuna filled osteocytes. The canaculi flow straight to the trabeculae surface, without the need for a central canal as nutrients can be absorbed from within the lattice.

32
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How is weight force channeled in the cancellous bone of the pelvis?

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Weight is channelled around the ilia into the femur.

33
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What is the term for an increase in bone diameter?

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Appositional growth

34
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What is the process of appositional growth?

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Osteoblasts add layers of circumferential lamellae to the outer layer of the bone, while osteoclasts remove bone from the medullary cavity.

35
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What is bone homeostasis?

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The balance of osteoclast and osteoblast activity, so that bone mass remains constant.

36
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Why might the body break down bone?

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To mobilise minerals such as calcium and phosphate

37
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How is bone structure ‘plastic’?

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Remodelling allows bones to change shape to withstand repeated stress.

38
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Why are women more prone to osteoporosis?

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They lose oestrogen after menopause.

39
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How does excercise prevent osteoporosis?

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it stimulates osteoblastic activity

40
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Where are osteogenic cells found in the bone?

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In the inner layer of the periosteum and in the endosteum

41
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What is the name of the cellular layer that lines medullary cavities and blood vessel passage ways in bone?

A

Endosteum

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