3. Bone structure and function tutorial

Question 1

What should you know for essays?

Answer 1

Bone desity, how bone reacts
Bone remodelling cycle
Do extra reading
Wolff’s law

Question 2

What is wolff’s law

Answer 2

Bone is dynamic tissue that will respond to loads placed upon it

Question 3

WHat should we do as extra reading?

Answer 3

Pick a group of individuals and further study their bone health

Question 4

“As we age the effects of bone loss on bone strength are offset by chnages in bone structure”

Answer 4

Either- The loss of bne material leads to loss of stregnth. This is exacerbated by thinning of orticla bone and increased porosity

Cortical bones expand thus increasing/maintaining their bending stregth despite reduced cortical thickness and overall bone mass