MSK: Week 2 Flashcards
Role of osteoblasts during bone turnover
They add new bone tissue - Ossification
Role of osteoclasts during bone turnover
They resorb mature bone tissue from the skeleton
What two things to osteoclasts secrete into the extracellular matrix
Proteolytic enzymes Several acids (citric acid + lactic acid)
Where is lactic acid and citric acid produced in the osteoclasts
Mitochondria
Why do osteoclasts secrete proteolytic enzymes and acids
To break down the organic matrix
How do osteoclasts take in broken down bone matrix and crystals
Phagocytosis so they are moved into the blood
What two ways do osteoclasts and osteoblasts communicate with each other to regulate bone turnover rates
Coupling: Bone formation occurs at the site of previous bone resorption
Balance: Amount of bone removed by osteoclasts should be replaced by osteoblast activity
Where are osteoclasts derived from
Myeloid progenitor cells
What are cytokines involved in
Inflammatory and infectious diseases
What are two properties of cytokines
Redundancy
Pleiotroptism
Define redundancy
Most of the functions of cytokines can be performed by many different cytokines
Define pleiotropism
A single cytokine has many different functional effects on many different cell types
Define a hormone
Released from organs into the blood
Define a neurotransmitter
Released by nerves
Define autocrine
If a cytokine acts on the cell that secretes it
Define paracrine
If the action is restricted to the immediate vicinity of a cytokine’s secretion
Define endocrine
If a cytokine diffuses directly into the blood and is transported to different regions of the body
What four hormones mediate the action of osteoclasts
1,25(OH)2D
PTH
Oestrogen
Leptin
What is the role of OPG
Prevent resorption by osteoclasts by binding to RANK-Ligand receptors
What are four functions of Ligaments
Attach bone to bone
Increase mechanical strength of joints
Guide joint motion
Prevent excessive motion
What are five functions of tendons
Connect muscle to bone (insertions) Aid joint stability Stabilise joints Enable joint motion Interact with ligaments to regulate load exerted on them
Why are fibres in tendons and ligaments arranged in parallel fibres
Enables tissue to sustain high tensile strengths
What cells are found in tendons and ligaments that modify the extracellular matrix
Fibroblasts (tenocytes)
What is the consequence of a decrease in fibroblast numbers
Causes low turnover rate and poor capacity for healing
How much of tissue volume do fibroblasts make up (percentage)
20%
What percentage of tissue volume is made up by Extracellular matrix
80%
How much of the ECM is made up of water
70%
How much of the ECM is mad up of solids
30%
These are collagen and ground substances
Describe the vascularisation of tendons and ligaments
They are sparsely vascularised
What is the consequence of ligaments and tendons being sparsely vascularised
Poor, slow capacity for healing
Describe the structure of tendons and ligaments
Look in book
Outer layer is called epitenon
Layer surrounding fascicles is known as endotenon
What type collagen are tendons and ligaments mainly composed of
Type I Type III (small amounts)
Why do tendons and ligaments have proteoglycans
Provide lubricant to allow collagen fibres to move over each other + Regulate fibre diameter
What cell produces collagen and in what form are they produced as
Fibroblasts as procollagen (it is modified to collagen in the ECM)
How does the amount of elastin in tendons and ligaments differ when they differ in function at different parts of the body
Little elastin in tendons and extremeity ligaments
Loads present in ligaments supporting the spine (e.g. ligamentum flavium)
Role of ligamentum flavium
Protects spinal nerve roots
Needed for spine stability
Ligament vs Tendons (4)
Ligaments connect bone to bone vs Tendons connect bone to muscle
Ligaments have less collagen I (90% of dry weight) vs Tendons have more collagen I (95%)
Ligaments have more elastic content vs Tendons have less elastic content
Ligaments fibre organisation is random vs tendon fibre organisation is highly organised
Describe the blood supply of tendons and ligaments
Where they are surrounded by paratenon, they have vascular blood supply
Where they are surrounded by a tendon sheath, they are avascular and receive oxygen via simple diffusion from neighboring tissues
What is enthesis
Insertion of a tendon or ligament to a bone
What are the two types of insertions we can have?
Fibrous
Fibrocollagenous
WHat receptors do places of insertion have
Pain and proprioceptive receptors
What are fibrous insertions
Formed through intramembranous ossification (anchorage by sharpey fibres onto a bone)
What are fibrocartilage insertions
Gradual change form collagenous ligaments to fibrocartilage and then to mineralised cartilage onto a bone
What are fibrocartilage insertions formed through
Endochondral ossification
What does tensile load on ligaments and tendons result in
Results in elongation of the ends of the tissue
What does compressive load on ligaments and tendons result in
Contraction between the ends of the tissue
Describe the load-elongation curve
- Small increase in load as crimpled collagen fibres straighten
- Linear region fibres straighten and stiffness increases rapidly with loading
- Maximum deformation and tensile strength of tissue. After this, collagen fibres begin to fail (Pmax)
- Complete failure of tissue to support load
Is Pmax usually achieved during normal activity
No - 30% of it is achieved
Describe the load-elongation curve of ligaments such as ligamentum flavum that have high elastin content
Elongation increases exponentially with load
What is the ligamentum flavum connected to
Laminae to adjacent vertebrae
How does age affect mechanical properties of ligaments and tendons
Up to 20: - Increased number + quality of cross-links between collagen molecules = Increased tensile strength
- Increased collagen fibril diameter = Increased tensile strength
Aging: Decreased collagen content = decreased tesile strength
How does pregnancy affect strength of ligaments and tendons
Decreased tensile strength due to hormones
How does physical training affect tendon and ligament strength
Increased tendon tensile strength
Ligaments become stiffer and stronger as collagen fibres increase in diameter
How does immobilisation affect tendon and ligament strength
Decreased tensile strength of ligaments, more elongation and less stiff
Decreased cross-links
NOTE: It takes months to recover strength after weeks of immobilisation
Outline the phases of tendon and ligament repair after injury
Short-term inflammatory phase (days) Proliferative phase (weeks) Remodelling and maturation phase (months)
How does repaired tendon compare with the original tendon we had before the injury
It will be a lot weaker even years after injury.
What are three functions of joints
- Provide movement in three dimensions
- Weight-bearing
- Transfer load evenly to the MSK system
Define ‘structural classification’ of joints
Joints classified by the degree of movement they allow
Define the ‘functional classification’ of joints
By the components/tissues that hold the joints together
Name the three main types of structural joints
- Fibrous
- Cartilaginous
- Synovial
Name the three main types of functional joints
- Synarthroses (immovable joints)
- Amphiarthroses (Slightly moveable joints)
- Diarthroses (Freely moveable joints)
Where are synarthroses found?
Skull sutures
What do amphiarthroses mostly consist of
Mostly cartilaginous
What do diarthroses consist of
Synovium
What are skull sutures
Interdigitating adjacent bone
Junction filled with short tissue fibres