Unit 1 Terms Flashcards
What are fibroblasts?
A fibroblast is a type of cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue, a fibrous cellular material that supports and connects other tissues or organs in the body.
What are osteoblasts
Build up of bone by secreting collagen
What are chondroblasts?
build up of cartilage by collagen
What is Elastin?
a protein that gives flexibility to the tissue
What is the difference between the axial and appendicular skeletons
The axial is the central framework of the body. The appendicular is made up of bones that attach to the axial skeleton.
What is the function of bone
Structural framework. Maintains shape of person. Bears weight of the body. Supports Tissue-provides attachments for muscles.
What are the parts of the bone?
Outer bone which is compact bone and contains osteocytes, The bulk of the diaphysis. And the inner bone. Trabecular bone which contains bone marrow and is spongy and cancellous(porous). The epiphysis
List the 3 types of cartilage and give one example where you might find each in the body.
Elastic(ears, epiglottis), Hyaline/Articular(ribs, nose knee), Fibrocartilage(The meniscus in your knee. In disks between the vertebrae in your spine.)
What type of cartilage is the most abundant in the body
Hyaline or articular(covers ends of bones/joints)
What is the relationship between bone and articular cartilage?
Articular cartilage’s main function is to allow bones to glide past each other with minimal friction, making it easier to move
Order the following from deepest to most superficial. Skin, muscle, fascia profunda,epimysium, superficial fascia
Muscle, fascia profunda, superficial fascia, epimysium, skin
What is an aponeurosis
a thin sheath of connective tissue that helps connect your muscles to your bones
What is an interroseuous membrane?
a thick dense fibrous sheet of connective tissue that spans the space between two bones, forming a type of syndesmosis joint.
What is a retinaculum?
A retinaculum is a band of thickened deep fascia around tendons that holds them in place.
What is a joint capsule
a sac-like envelope that surrounds a synovial joint and encloses its cavity.
What is the function of a ligament?
Ligaments are collagenous, connect bone to bone and help support and stabilize joints
List the 3 types of muscles found in the body and put an * next to one one which is most relevant to the musculoskeletal system
Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. Skeletal is most relevant to the musculoskeletal system.
What is a muscle contraction?
Thick and thin filaments attach to each other and pull toward the middle to overlap the filaments and cause a contraction. Actin is thin filament, myosin is thick filament.
What is a muscle origin
Origin is attachment of the stationary bone during contraction.
What is a muscle insertion?
Attachment to the more mobile bone, usually distal or further away
Have a brief understanding of each part of a muscle.
Muscle belly
Epimysium
Permission
Endomysium
Fascicles
Muscle fiber
Myofibrils
Myofilaments
Sarcomere
Actin
Myosin
Muscle belly - the thickest or largest section of a muscle
Epimysium- The epimysium is the dense connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle tissue.
Perimysium - the sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers.
Endomysium- a wispy layer of areolar connective tissue that ensheaths each individual muscle fiber
Fascicles - When a group of muscle fibers is “bundled” as a unit within the whole muscle
Muscle fiber - consist of a single muscle cell
Myofibrils- comprised of thick and thin filaments that are responsible for muscle contraction
Myofilaments - a numbers of tiny fibres (myofilaments) that provide the contractile power of muscles.
Sarcomere - the basic contractile unit of muscle fiber. Each sarcomere is composed of two main protein filaments—actin and myosin—which are the active structures responsible for muscular contraction.
Actin - thin filament
Myosin - thick filament
List the 4 functions of muscle tissue
movement, posture, joint stability, and heat production
List and define in 1 sentence the 4 properties of muscle tissue
Muscle tissue is characterized by its ability to contract (contractility), respond to stimuli (excitability), stretch (extensibility), and return to its original length after stretching (elasticity)
What is the function of a tendon?
Tough collagen attach muscles to bones.