MD2001 Week 1-2 Flashcards
pouch surrounding tendons allowing blood supply and movement in potential space
tendon sheaths
sacs of synovium b/w ligaments/tendons and adjacent bone
bursa
Hilton’s law
law that same nerves supply a joint, the muscles that act upon it, and the skin that overlies it
list the level of organization of neural/muscle fibres
- epineurium/mysium
- perineurium/mysium
- endoneurium/mysium
sympathetic trunks
(bilateral from C1 to the coccbyx) send sympathetic efferent nerves to entire body
endemic
persistent level of disease occurrence
2 definitions of an outbreak
- at least 2 ppl experience similar illness/infection and are linked by a common factor OR
- observed number of cases exceeds expected number for given place/time
epidemiological triad
host->agent->environment
chain of infection
host -> agent -> reservoir -> portal of exit -> mode of transmission -> portal of entry
basic reproductive number
of new cases of disease occurring in a totally susceptible pop.
effective/net reproductive number; its equation
of new cases of disease occurring in a pop w/ both susceptible and immune ppl; basic reproductive number x proportion of susceptible ppl
notifiable diseases under Scottish Public Health Act
notifiable diseases under Scottish Public Health Act
latent period
time b/w infection and becoming infectious
incubation period
time b/w infection and becoming symptomatic
infectious period
time it takes an infectious agent to transfer b/w ppl
size of a eukaryotic cell
size of this cell is 0.01mm = 10micrometres = 10000nm
3 structures of the cytoskeleton, what protein they’re made of, and their mechanisms
- microtubules (tubulin) - move organelles/vesicles
- microfilaments (actin) - move cells
- intermediate filaments (keratins, lamins, etc) - strength and support
medullary cavity
central cavity of bone where marrow is found
cancellous bone synonym
trabecular bone synonym
where does hematopoiesis occur?
this process occurs in bone marrow
what do fibroblasts do?
these cells make fibrous proteins such as collagen, elastin, and ECM components proteoglycans
3 cells found in the periosteum
- fibroblasts
- mesenchymal cells
- osteoclasts
what do mesenchymal cells do?
these cells can differentiate into osteoblasts and chondroblasts
rickets
bone disease caused by vitamin D deficiency
osteocytes
these cells maintain bone matrix through cell-cell communication and influence bone remodelling. Mechanosensing.
osteoclasts
Multinucleated, derived from haematopoietic cells. In response to mechanical stresses and physiological demands they resorb bone matrix by demineralization.
how do osteoclasts break down bone?
these cells release H+ and hydrolytic enzymes to dissolve mineral, liberate calcium, and break down ECM
where are osteocytes found and how do they communicate?
they are embedded within lacunae and communicate via canaliculi
endosteum
membrane lining the medullary cavity
4 stages of bone remodelling
- quiescence
- resorption
- reversal
- formation
3 causes of bone mass/density decreasing
- non-weight bearing
- sex-hormone deficiency
- endocrine/nutritional disorders
Wolff’s law and example
law stating that bone adapts to load under which it is placed (ex. braces)
steps to a healing bone fracture
- callus formation: osteoblasts form woven bone (weak as collagen fibres are irregular)
- lamellar bone formation: collagen organized in regular sheets to give strength
- remodelling by osteoclasts to restore original bone shape
2 types of ossification
- endochondrial (long bone)
2. intramembranous (flat bone)
primary and secondary centres of ossification
primary centre - diaphysis (active before birth)
secondary centre - epiphysis (begins after birth)
zones at the epiphyseal plate
- resting zone
- growth zone
- hypertrophic zone
- calcification zone
- ossification zone
pathology
study of disease
aetiology
cause of disease