MSK Basic Concepts Flashcards
What are the 3 major components of the Musculoskeletal system?
Bones (joints)
Muscles
Connective tissues
What are the functions of bone?
Support
Protection
Metabolic (Ca2+ and PO4 3-)
Storage (Yellow)
Movement
Haematopoiesis
What is the function of skeletal muscle?
Locomotion
Posture
Metabolic (glycogen store))
Venous return (Muscles squeezing blood in veins)
Heat production
Continence (not shitting yourself)
What is the function of a tendon?
Connects muscle to bone so force of muscle can move bone
What is the function of a ligament?
Attaches bone to bone, supports bone attachment to bone
What is fascia and what is its function?
Sheets of connective tissue
Functions:
- Compartmentalisation
-Protection
What is the function of articular cartilage?
Decreases friction, covers ends of bones where they meet each other
What is the function of Fibrocartilage?
Shock absorption
Increases bony joining
What is the function of the synovial membrane?
Secretes synovial fluid for the joint which lubricates it
What is a bursa and what is its function?
Fluid filled pillows of synovial fluid which protects tendon, ligaments from friction
How is bone a connective tissue?
Cells (osteocytes/blasts/clasts, fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, adipocytes)
ECM which is mineralised with calcium phosphate (Fibres - collagen and elastic, Ground substance is water GAGS, Pgs)
What is a foramina?
A hole in a bone which blood vessels or nerves pass through
What is Avascular necrosis?
Death of the bone as a result of a loss of blood supply to the bone
What is special about the blood supply to bones in childhood?
The epiphysis and diaphysis have separate blood supplies
What happens to the blood supply once the epiphyseal plate has fused stopping growth?
Bone only has 1 blood supply
What is the function of a joint?
Connects bone to one another
How does Range of movement at a joint relate to its stability?
Higher the stability lower the range of motion
Lower the stability higher the range of motion
The risk of what increases with a higher range of motion?
Dislocation