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Physiology Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
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What is a fascicule?

A

Group of collagen fibers

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2
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What forms a tendon?

A

Group of fascicles

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3
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What surrounds fascicles?

A

Loose connective tissue

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4
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What surrounds tendons?

A

Dense irregular tissue

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5
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What covers tendons that allows movement?

A

Epitendineum

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6
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What is the synovial sheath?

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Found where tendon passes through joint cavity or narrow space.

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7
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What do tenocytes and fibroblasts do for the tendon?

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Helps repair tendons in a slow process because of the lack of blood vessels.

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8
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What is a tendon?

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Dense connective tissue from bone to bone that deal with tensile forces.

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9
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What is missing from tendons?

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Loose connective tissue or specialized fibroblasts

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10
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What are sharpey’s fibers?

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Fibers that penetrate the bone from the periosteum

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11
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What are the functions of tendons?

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Hold bones and stabilize joints

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12
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What is retinacula?

A

Straps of dense regular connective tissue

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13
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What is cartilage?

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Semi-rigid connective tissue with high amount of fibers that deal in compressive forces (weight bearing).

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14
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How is the cartilage matrix made?

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Secreted by chondroblasts and maintained by chondrocytes

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15
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What is the matrix made of?

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Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate and no blood supply

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16
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What covers the matrix?

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The perichondrium (Type I)

17
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What are the types of cartilage?

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Hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage

18
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What are the characteristics of hyaline cartilage?

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  • Body’s most prevalent
19
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What are the characteristics of elastic cartilage?

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  • Intermediate elasticity
20
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What are the characteristics of fibrocartilage?

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  • Least rigid
21
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What are the three stages of cartilage growth?

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  • Interstitial
22
Q

What is interstitial growth?

A

Chondrocytes in the lacunae have cell division

23
Q

What is appositional growth?

A

Chondroblasts in inner periosteum adds new layers of matrix that continues until puberty

24
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What is repair damage?

A

Resembles appositional growth

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