Locomotion 1 Flashcards
How do radio-graphic projections work in terms of terminology
- Refers to the path taken by the X-ray beam through the structure where the primary beam enters the tissue and the second part where the beam exits
where does beam go with ventrodorsal projection
beam enters the abdomen ventrally and exits dorsally
Left lateral recumbency where does beam go
right side up, left side down -> gives left lateral projection
○ Names after the side through which the beam exits the body
What are the 3 main types of joints
1) fibrous
2) cartilaginous
3) synovial
Which thoracic vertebra is the anticlinal vertebra
11 - process change orientation
Where is the intervertebral fibrocartilaginous joint
the intervertebral disc comprises a pulpy nucleus within a fibrous ring and lies in the intervertebral space between the bodies of each adjacent vertebra
Where is the costovertebral joint found
there are two
1) between the head of the rib and the costal fovea
2) between the turbercle of the rib and the transverse process of the thoracic vertebra
where is the sternocostal joint found
the joint between the costal cartilage and the sternebra
where is the costochondral joint
the joint between the rib bone and the costal cartilage
on what aspect of the carpus is the carpal seasmoid located
medial palmar
sesamoid bone where form and function
Form within tendons and ligaments
1) increase the compressive strength of these structures
2) reduce the impact of friction as ligaments move across bones
3) increase the mechanical advantage of ligaments
what is the other name for the glenohymeral joint
shoulder joint
what bones make up the pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet
Pelvic inlet: Ilium crest, pubis (cranial), ilium
Pelvic outlet: ischium and caudal pubis
What are the 4 sesamoid bones associated with the stifle
1) patella
2) fabellae - medial and lateral
3) popliteal sesamoid
what does the stifle comprise of
femoropatellar and femorotibial joint
list 3 functions of bone
1) support where rigidity required
- levers for locomotion
- protection
2) houses haemopoietic tissues
3) calcium homeostasis
What are the 3 types of tissue within the bone
1) all bones comprised of combination of: o cortical (= compact) bone o trabecular (= cancellous) bone – porous network 2) periosteum – connective tissue covering outer surface of bone (except at articular surfaces) 3) endosteum – all surfaces inside bone - including all the trabecular
3 regions of the bone
1) diaphysis (shaft - longer) – exclusively cortical bone surrounding marrow cavity
2) epiphysis at each end – mostly trabecular bone surrounded by thin shell of cortical bone
3) metaphysis between diaphysis and epiphyses – transition from mostly cortical to mostly trabecular
List the 3 sources of blood supply for the bone and what occurs in mature bone
1) nutrient artery enters diaphysis to supply marrow and cortical bone
2) metaphyseal arteries
3) epiphyseal arteries
Mature bone -> vessels from different regions anastomose -> no anastomosis between epiphyseal and metaphyseal vessels until skeletal maturity
§ due to cartilaginous growth plate
what is the venous drainage of bone marrow and cortical bone
drainage of bone marrow through veins accompanying nutrient, epiphyseal and metaphyseal arteries
o drainage of cortical bone to venules in periosteum
What is bone, and what is it composed of and what is the two types of bone as it matures
- bone is a connective tissue
• major component is type I collagen
• several additional glycoproteins (many bind calcium)
• hydroxyapatite (mainly calcium and phosphate) - mineralisation gives strength
1) organised in layers (lamellae) in mature (lamellar) bone
2) disorganised in immature (woven) bone (found in developing and healing bone - fast maturation
List the 6 bone cells
1) osteoblasts
2) osteocytes
3) bone lining cells
4) osteoclasts
5) bone marrow cells - haemopoietic and adipose tissue
6) blood vessel cells
Osteoblasts where found, function and what mature to
- round cells found on bone surfaces
- secrete osteoid (mixture of bone matrix proteins) which then becomes mineralized to form rigid bone tissue
○ Mineralisation takes a few days to form - become osteocytes as they are embedded in the matrix they secrete
Osteocytes what look like, what structures do they possess and their function
- small round cells within lacunae surrounded by bone matrix, less cytoplasm than osteoblasts
- possess fine processes extending into canaliculi (fine channels)
- processes form junctions with processes from other osteocytes and osteoblasts
- thought to have a role in sensing of mechanical strain that bones are subjected to
○ Secrete molecules that travel through the canaliculi which send messages to the cells on the surface
○ May stimulate bone formation - too much mechanical strain for the bone at that time
Bone lining cells shape, where found and function
- flattened cells covering resting bone surfaces
- capable of differentiating into osteoblasts
Osteoclasts shape, where found and function - how achieve this
- large multinucleate cells
- sparsely scattered on bone surfaces - small number
- responsible for bone resorption:
○ adhere to bone through sealing zone, creating microenvironment between cell and bone surface
○ secrete hydrogen ions and lysosomal enzymes to degrade bone matrix
Organisation of bone tissue what are the 2 types hw organised and what contain
1) Trabecular bone
• network of bone plates and rods
• interspersed with spaces containing bone marrow and blood vessels
2) Cortical bone
• organised into Haversian systems (osteons):
○ longitudinal cylinders consisting of concentric bone lamellae surrounding a central blood vessel and nerve branches (vasomotor and sensory) within ‘Haversian canal’
• blood vessels within Haversian canals linked to each other through transverse ‘Volkmann’s canals’
Differentiation of bone cells what are the 6 different times this occurs
1) embryonic development
2) growth
3) maintenance
4) response to changing mechanical or metabolic needs
5) repair
6) other types of pathology
mesenchymal stem cells what bone cells do they produce, where located, what other cells produce
- Osteoblasts, bone lining cells and osteocytes
- located in most connective tissues, including bone marrow stroma
- can differentiate into adipocytes and muscle cells
Active osteoblasts what occurs when secretion ceased
become osteocytes or bone lining cells, or undergo apoptosis when secretion has ceased.
Osteoclasts where derived and what become to stimulate bone resorption
- derived from haemopoietic cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage (present in blood and bone marrow).
- initially differentiate into mononuclear preosteoclasts, which fuse with each other to form multinucleate osteoclasts if there is continuing stimulus for bone resorption
Embryonic bone development what are the 2 ways and main difference
1) intramembranous ossification
2) endochondral ossification - requires cartilage
Intramembranous ossification what occurs and in which bones
• condensation of embryonic mesenchyme, followed by differentiation into osteoblasts and secretion of osteoid to form spicules of woven bone,
○ gradually forming a network of trabeculae to extend the bone
-> many of the skull bones
What are the 3 functions of cartilage
1) Support where flexibility required
2) Shock absorption - stifle joint also have menisci that adds in this
3) Smooth articular surface - unlike with bone
Cartilage what is it composed of and are there vessels present?
cells and extracellular matrix
• composition of matrix and ratio of cells/matrix varies with cartilage type
• usually avascular - some cartilage do have a vascular supply, if cartilage is very large chondrocytes cannot get diffusion from circulatory system outside cartilage
What is the only cell type found within cartilage, structure, function and how to know if just divided
Chondrocytes
• encased in lacunae within extracellular matrix
• proliferation results in occasional pairs of chondrocytes within lacunae (‘interstitial growth’)
○ Gradually push away as create extracellular matrix -> therefore in older animals will see chondrocytes fairly separated from each other
Extracellular matrix of cartilage what secreted by, what do the fibers resist and what are the fibers composed of
synthesized and secreted by chondrocytes
• fibres (resist stretching) and amorphous extracellular material (resist compression)
• fibres composed of type II collagen
○ almost exclusive to cartilage - narrower and thinner than bone collagen (collagen type I)
○ not normally visible microscopically
- Determine the shape of the cartilage
amorphous extracellular material of cartilage what are the 2 main materials what do they form and what does this result in
composed of proteoglycans and hyaluronan (shapeless)
○ proteoglycans consist of core protein and sulphated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) side chains (polysaccharides)
○ proteoglycans form large aggregates with hyaluronan (a large non-sulphated GAG - no protein content)
§ GAGs (glycosaminoglycan) have multiple negative charge, therefore strongly hydrophilic - attract water
§ swelling pressure of hydrophilic proteoglycan aggregates counteracted by tension of collagen fibres, resulting in extremely high resistance to compression chondrocyte lacuna
§ Very important in shock absorption
What are the 3 types of cartilage
1) hyaline
2) elastic
3) fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage where found, what structure does it contain, appearance, how are cells arranges, and ratio of GAGs/collagen
found in:
○ respiratory tract (nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi)
○ ventral ends of ribs
○ articular cartilage (smooth, resilient, frictionless surface)
○ growth plates of growing long bones
- has a perichondrium (connective tissue structure that is continuous with the cartilage that connects it)
• white glassy appearance grossly
• cells arranged randomly except in growth plate, where arranged in columns
• high ratio of GAGs/collagen