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principles of the skeletal system Flashcards

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What is the function of the skeletal system?

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  • protection of organs
  • supports the body
  • movement
  • metabolic reservoir
  • production of new red blood cells
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What are the two divisons of the skeletal system?

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axial and appendicular

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What is part of the axial division of the skeletal system?

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  • cranium
  • thoracic cage
  • spine
  • sacrum
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What is part of the appendicular division of the skeletal system?

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  • shoulders
  • hips
  • limbs
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What are the 3 layers of the embryonic disc?

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  • ectoderm
  • mesoderm
  • endoderm
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What are the two types of tissues in the skeletal system?

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cartilage and bone

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Describe the cartilage

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  • forms skeleton in parts where flexibility is required
  • avascular
  • connective tissue
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What are the two types of bone?

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compact and spongy

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Describe bone

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  • hard form of connective tissue
  • provides rigid framework
  • vascular
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What is ossification?

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the process by which bone is formed

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What is the process by which bone is formed called?

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ossification

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What are the two methods through which ossification can occur?

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  • intramembranous
  • endochondral
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What is mesenchyme?

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embryonic connective tissue

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Describe the steps of intramembranous ossification?

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  • mineralisation of mesenchyme
  • cells divide and condense around capillary network (grows radially, fusing together and replacing connective tissue)
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What is the starting point in intramembranous ossification called?

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primary ossification centre

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What does undifferentiated mesenchyme become in intramembranous ossification?

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bone marrow

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Give examples of bones arising from intramembranous ossification

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  • skull
  • mandible
  • clavicle
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What is endochondral ossification?

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where a cartilaginous template made from the mesenchyme is replaced by bone

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What 2 cells is the bone made up of?

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  • osteoprogenitor cells
  • osteoclasts
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What 2 cells types can osteoprogenitor cells become?

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osteoblasts and osteocytes

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What are osteoclasts derived from?

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blood monocytes/macrophages

22
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Which 2 bone cell types are responsible for the constant remodelling of bones?

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osteoclasts and osteoblasts

23
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Which things we eat regulate bone maintenance?

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  • calcium
  • phosphorous
  • vitamin A, C, D
24
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What role does vitamin A have in bone maintenance?

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bone remodelling

25
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What is vitamin C essential for in bone maintenance?

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connective tissue

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What is vitamin D essential for in bone maintenance?

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calcium absorption

27
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Which hormones control bone development?

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  • parathyroid hormone
  • growth hormone (GH)
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What is spongy bone also known as?

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  • cancellous bone
  • trabecular bone
29
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Describe spongy bone?

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  • irregular bony plates called trabeculae
  • surrounded by red marrow
  • highly vascuralised
30
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How can bone be classified?

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  • long bones
  • flat bones
  • irregular bones
  • short bones
  • sesamoid bones
31
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How many bones are we born with?

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270

32
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How many bones do we have by adulthood?

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206

33
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What are the 3 classes of joints?

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  • synovial
  • fibrous
  • cartilaginous
34
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Describe synovial joints?

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  • have a joint capsule and synovial cavity
  • permit movement
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What are the types of synovial joints?

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  • plane
  • saddle
  • ball and socket
  • hinge
  • pivot
  • condyloid
36
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Describe fibrous joints?

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  • connected by collagen
  • do not permit movement
37
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Give an example of fibrous joints?

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sutures of skull

38
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Describe cartilaginous joints?

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  • connected by cartilage
  • allow some movement
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What is the mesoderm layer?

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middle layer of embryonic disc from which all connective tissue develops

40
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What is a foramen?

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a hole within a bone through which neurovascular structures may pass

41
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When does bone development start and finish?

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  • starts at 8 weeks
  • ends at around 20 years
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What is the name of the connective tissue that covers skeletal system (except at articulation)?

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periosteum

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What is the connective tissue surrounding cartilage called?

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perichondrium

44
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How is compact (cortical) bone arranged?

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usually in lamellae (called concentric layers)

45
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How do the lamellae in compact bone get arranged?

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they are laid down by osteoblasts

46
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How do the osteoblasts often become osteocytes?

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  • osteoblasts get trapped in osteoid matrix
  • turn into osteocytes occupying their own lacunae
47
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How do osteocytes communicate between each other if they are trapped in their lacunae?

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  • canaliculi radiate from each lacunae
  • this is how nutrients travel to them
48
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What contains the neurovascular supply in compact bones?

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the Haversian canal

49
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In what group of people are bone fractures the most common?

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  • over 50s
  • cis-women
50
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What are the most commonly fractured bones?

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  • distal radius
  • ankle
  • metacarpals
  • proximal femur
  • proximal humerus
51
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Why can bones heal so well?

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because they are a vascularised tissue

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