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what is the primary function of bone and cartilage

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support and locomotion

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what is the secondary function of bone and cartilage

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protection, mineral storage, and hemopoiesis

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what are bone and cartilage derived from

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mesenchymal cells

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describe bone vs cartilage

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bone- rigid
cartilage- semi-rigid

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what are the relative strength of bone and cartilage due to

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properties of ground substance and extracellular fibers

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what is cartilage a precursor for

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bone

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explain cartilage formation

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-begins with stellate mesenchymal cells that differentiate into chondroblasts that grow and make ground substance and fibrous ECM trapping chondroblasts in lacunae
- further mitotic divisions produce mature chondrocytes referred to as isogenous groups separated by ECM

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what is the difference between territorial matrix vs interterritorial matrix

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territorial matrix is ECM inside the cell
interterritorial matrix is ECM between cells

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what surrounds cartilage

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perichondrium

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what makes up perichondrium

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dense CT containing fibroblasts, collagen and immature chondroblasts

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what is interstitial growth

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new cartilage forms within mass and chondrocytes retain ability to divide

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what is apositional growth

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new cartilage forms at surface of pre-existing cartilage; more common (occurs at periphery)

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what are new chondrocytes derived from

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mesenchymal cells of inner perichondrium - differentiate first into chondroblasts

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where are more mature chondrcytes located

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center of cartilage mass

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does cartilage have blood vessles

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no it is avascular

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how does exchange of metabolites in cartilage occur

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via diffusion through ground substance

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where does thick cartilage contain blood vessels

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in secondary cartilage canals

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describe the ECM of amorphous ground substance in cartilage

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-contains collagen
- 60-80% water bound to proteoglycans such as hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, and heparin sulfate

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what gives matrix flexibility and incompressibility

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water and proteoglycans in the matrix

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is hyaluronic sulfated

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NO

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what is the most common glycoprotein

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chonronectin

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what are the 3 types of cartilage

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-hyaline
- fibrocartilage
- elastic

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where is hyaline cartilage found

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articular surfaces, growth plates, nasal septum, costal cartilages, tracheal and bronchial rings

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what is the precursor for bone in most of skeleton

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hyaline cartilage

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what is hylaine cartilage characterized by
aggregates of chondrocytes in amorphous matric of ground substance, reinforced with type 2 collagen fibers
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what makes up fibrocartilage
alternating layers of hyaline cartilage and dense CT (contains type 1 and 2 collagen) , less cellular than other cartilage types
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what does fibrocartilage lack
periochondrium
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where is fibrocartilage found
knee, mandible (TMJ), shoulder, sternum - ligaments, tendons, joint capsules, pubic symphsis
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what makes up elastic cartilage
type 2 collagen with large numbers of elastic fibers in ECM
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where is elastic cartilage found
external ear, auditory and eustacian canals, epiglottis and larynx
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why is repair in cartilage limited and what does repair result in
repair requires blood flow, results in production of dense CT (fibrosis)
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what does the invasion of the repair site by blood vessels result in
death of chondrocytes and formation of bone
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which cartilage calcifies with age and how
hyaline, via deposition of calcium phosphate crystals within matrix that is eventually replaced with bone
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what is bone and how does it get its function
specialized support tissue - extracellular components are mineralized giving bone rigidity and strength
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what are the main forms of bone
woven and lamellar
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describe woven bone
immature form characterized by random orientation of collagen fibers
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what is lamellar bone
woven bone gets remodeled into lamellar bone - contains concentric layers called circumferential lamellae with parallel collagen fibers
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describe the types of lamellar bone and where can each be found
can be dense and compact (cortex of long bones) or cancellous ( spongy at the ends of bone)
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what does cancellous bone contain
network of thin, bony trabeculae and open spaces
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what are the open spaces in cancellous bone
marrow cavity
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what is another word for trabeculae
spicules
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where are long bones found
in limbs
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explain the diaphysis of long bones
the shaft - made of dense compact bone in cortex and spongy cancellous bone in medullary cavity (marrow)
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what does the marrow contain
red marrow or yellow marrow
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where are epiphyses located and what are they made of
ends of bones -made of spongy, cancellous bone, covered with hyaline articular cartilage
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what is the metaphysis
flared region between epiphysis and diaphysis
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what does the metaphysis contain
epiphyseal plate of long bones
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what does the periosteum cover
external surface of bone
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what is the periosteum made of
layer of fibrous connective tissue containing fibroblasts and osteoprogenitor cells
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what does the endosteum cover
internal marrow cavity
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what are sharpey's fibers and where are they located
parallel bundles of collagen fibers, extend from periosteum or muscle tendon and insert into superficial layers of bone
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what is the function of sharpeys fibers
provide anchorage and support of periosteum to bone
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what are osteoprogenitor cells and where are they found
resting mesenchymal cells, reside in periosteum and endosteum
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what can osteoprogenitor cells differentiate into
osteoblasts and osteocytes
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describe osteoblasts
roughly polygonal, mesenchymal cells derived from osteoprogenitor cells - basophilic due to synthesis of large amount of protein and proteoglycans
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what are osteoblasts responsible for
- synthesis of ECM and collagen (osteoid) - calcification of matrix via secretion of matrix vesicles
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what is osteoid
ECM and collagen, similar to cartilgae later mineralized to form new bone
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what do matrix vesicles contain and what do they do
alkaline phosphatase, bud off osteoblasts into matrix causing precipitation of mineral salts (Ca and PO4)
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what do osteoblasts mature into and where
mature into osteocytes within lacunae after matrix mineralizes
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describe osteoclasts
large multinucleate cells, probably derived from monocyte macrophage lineage, phagocytic
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what do osteoclasts do
resorption and remodeling of bone
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where are osteoclasts found
on endosteal/ periosteal surface in depressions called howship's lacunae or resporption bays
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how do osteoclasts function in Ca homeostasis
by producing organic acids and lysozymes that digest bone- secreted into ECS by ruffled border
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what is the ruffled border
modified folded plasma membrane containing microvilli like structures
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what hormones regulate calcium homeostasis
parathormone and calcitonin
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what secretes parathormone
parathyroid gland
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what does the parathormone do
stimulates osteoclast activity -> bone resorption - increase blood Ca levels - decrease renal excretion by kidneys
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what secretes calcitonin
thyroid gland
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what does calcitonin do
-stimulates osteoblast activity and inhibits osteoclasts -> bone deposition - decreased blood Ca levels
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what secretes somatotropin
pituitary
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what does somatotropin do
-stimulates growth, epiphyseal cartilage and bone - decreases blood Ca
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what does oversecretion of somatotropin lead to
gigantism or acromegaly
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what does undersecretion of somatotropin lead to
pituitary dwarfism
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what is mature compact bone made of
70% inorganic salts and 30% organic matrix
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what is most of the organic matrix in compact bone made of and what makes it
type 1 collagen made by osteoblasts
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what are the GAGs in mature compact bone
mostly hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, also has keratin sulfate
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what are the non-collagenous molecules in the bone matrix
-osteocalcin - osteonectin - sialoproteins
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what does osteocalcin do
binds intracellular Ca during mineralization
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what does osteonectin do
bridges/binds collagen and minerals
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what do sialoproteins contain
rich in sialic acid; concentrated from plasma
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what is the mineralized component of bone formed by
inorganic salts -primarily Ca and P in the form of hydroxyapatite crystals
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what does bone have an affinity for
heavy metals (Pb and Hg) and radioactive isotopes

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