Osteology Flashcards
What is the prefix for the word bone?
Osteo
What is bone?
An organic matrix of highly vascular connective tissue.
This fibrous collagen mesh like frame work forms about 1/3rd of the structure, the rest being interspaced bone cells (osteocytes) and mineral deposits (of mainly calcium & phosphorous).
What do we call the process of bone formation?
Ossification
What process starts in the utero
Osteogenesis
Intramembraneous
What parts are there to intracartilaginous ossification?
Primary ossification centres
-Central area (diaphysis) outwards
Secondary ossification centres
- ends of bone
(epiphyses (singular epiphysis)
What is the metaphysis?
The part of the diaphysis adjoining the epiphysis (on the shaft side) is called the Metaphysis – this is where growth occurs.
What is the epiphysis?
outer ends of the bone
What is the daiphysis?
Middle of the bone
What is the epiphysis plate
The epiphysis is separated from the diaphysis by a plate of cartilage called the epiphyseal plate
Is the epiphysis plate, radiolucent or radiopaque?
radiolucent
Is daiphysis radiolucent or radiopaque?
radiopaque
What factors affect bone formation?
- Exercise/activity
- ill health and/or inactivity inhibit bone growth
- Nutrition and blood supply
- Age and gender
What hormones affect ossification?
- Parathormone
- Growth Hormone
- Thyroxin & Calcitonin
- Testosterone (M) or Oestrogen (F)
Parathormone
Where is it secreted and function?
secreted by the parathyroid gland – controls levels of Calcium & Phospate in blood
Growth hormone
secreted by the pituitary gland of brain – influences growth
Thyroxin & Calcitonin
What secretes it and what does it influence?
secreted by the thyroid gland – influences physical development
Testosterone (M) or Oestrogen (F)
Function?
Influences normal skeletal growth
E.g wider pelvis for women
What ingredients do you need for bones?
Minerals: Calcium & Phosphate
Vitamins: A, C & D
What are the classification of bone by shape?
Long bones Short bones Flat bones Irregular bones Sesamoid bones
Examples of long bones
femur, radius, clavicle, metatarsals, phalanges.
Examples of short bones
carpal and tarsal bones
Examples of flat bones
scapula, ribs, skull vault bones (protection)
Examples of irregular bones
vertebrae, facial bones, pelvic bones
Function of sesamoid bones
Protect from wear
Whats the classification of bone by Structure.
Compact bone
Cancellous bone
Features of compact bone
Dense bone matrix
So relatively radiopaque ‘white’ appearance on x-rays
Tight concentric rings ‘lamellae’
Forms the surface layer of bones - ‘cortex’
Features of cancellous bone
More open & light lattice like structure with spaces ‘trabeculae’.
Often referred to as ‘spongy’ or ‘trabecular’ bone
Relatively radiolucent, so ‘grey’ on x-ray with fine white trabecular lines running through it
Forms the interior of bone – ‘medulla’.
Microscopic structure of Compact Bone
Consists of a number of cylindrical structures called Osteons or Haversian systems.
Each osteon (Haversian system) consists mainly of hard bone matrix arranged in concentric rings called Lamellae.
The lamellae form around a central Haversian canal.
What are volkmann`s canals
Volkmann’s canals run at right angles to the long axis of the bone, connecting the vascular and nerve supply of the periosteum to the Haversian canals and medullary cavity
What is the canaliculi?
Canaliculi connect the lacunae to each other and the central Haversian canal
What is the Haversian canal`s
The Haversian canal’s contain blood & lymphatic vessels.
Microscopic structure of Cancellous Bone
Similar structure to compact bone.
The trabeculae making up the internal structure contain irregularly arranged lamellae & spaces
What is the periosteum?
Tight fitting highly vascular membrane covering bone
Glistening white fibrous appearance.
Contains osteoblast & osteoclast cells for bone maintenance
It’s a continuous interface between bone and muscle & ligament attachments.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
Visible in children & adolescents whilst ‘open’
Formed of cartilage so is radiolucent and therefore appears as a gap in the bone on radiographs (not to be confused with a fracture).
In late teenage years when it begins to ‘fuse’ (close) it appears as a thin white line, but mostly disappears all together in later life
What is the medulla?
The medullary cavity contains bone marrow.
What’s the function of red marrow
Red marrow – for haemopoiesis
What’s the function of yellow marrow
Yellow marrow – for storage of fat
What is haemopoiesis?
is the production of blood cells.
Red Blood Cells (RBC) & White Blood Cells (WBC)
What is hyaline cartilage and function?
The cartilage found at synovial joints
slippery anti-friction coating for articulating joint surfaces
also acts as a shock absorber
What are osteocytes?
mature cells which oversee maintenance of bone matrix
destroy bones