bone histology Flashcards
(42 cards)
confers STIFFNESS (high:stiff:cortical, low:elastic:cancellous)
Young’s modulus of elasticity
COMPACT bone; 80% of skeleton
CORTICAL bone
law of remodeling according to LINES OF STRESS?
Wolff’s law
is transcription factor for: mesenchymal cells - osteoblast
RUNX2
maintains bone; 90% of mature skeleton
osteocytes
antiseptics toxic to osteoblasts?
hydrogen peroxide, betadine, bacitracin
action of PTH?
stimulate OSTEOCLAST activity
lineage of OSTEOCLAST?
MACROPHAGE
action of BISPHOSPHONATES?
INHIBIT osteoclast - ANABOLIC effect
NITROGEN-CONTAINING bisphosphonate?
1000-fold ANABOLIC potency (zoledronic acid, alendronate)
IN BONE DEV’T: osteoprogenitor cells - LOW strain, HIGH O2 tension
osteoblasts/WOVEN bone
IN BONE DEV’T: osteoprogenitor cells - INTERMEDIATE strain, LOW O2 tension
CARTILAGE
IN BONE DEV’T: osteoprogenitor cells - HIGH strain
fibrous tissue
bone collagen type?
type I
ORGANIC component % of bone dry weight?
40%
collagen % of organic component?
90%
decreases solubility, increases strength of collagen?
cross-linking
most abundant NON-COLLAGENOUS bone protein?
OSTEOCALCIN
INORGANIC component % of bone dry weight?
60%
primary composition of bone INORGANIC component?
calcium hydroxyapatite
bone TENSION stimulates?
RESORPTION (osteoclasts)
bone COMPRESSION stimulates?
FORMATION (osteoblasts)
law of BONE GROWTH (compressing inhibits, tension stimulates)
Hueter-Volkmann law
% cardiac output received by bone?
5-10%