Chapter 6: Clinical aspect of tendons and ligaments (exam 2)

Question 1

Tendinitis is what?

Answer 1

inflammation of tendons

Question 2

tendinosis is what

Answer 2

pathology of tendons

Question 3

Tendinosis cycle begins when

Answer 3

break down exceeds repair

Question 4

what is the tendinosis cycle

Answer 4

injury–> rest–> deconditioning–> more injury

Question 5

in an injured tendon or ligament the amount of collage will what

Answer 5

decrease

Question 6

proteoglycans and GAG’s will do what in an injured tendon or ligament

Answer 6

increases

Question 7

in an injured tendon and ligament what happens to the Type II to type I collagen ration

Answer 7

it ill be abnormally high

Question 8

what happens to the fiber structure and arrangement in an injured tendon or ligament

Answer 8

disorganized

Question 9

What happens to the number of fibroblasts in injured tendons or ligaments

Answer 9

the number of active fibroblasts increases

Question 10

how to tendon cells look different in an injured tendon

Answer 10

they are thicker

Question 11

what happens to the vascularity in an injured tendon or ligament?

Answer 11

vascularity increases

Question 12

How much inflammation is seen when there is an injured tendon and ligament

Answer 12

usually none is seen

Question 13

what happens to the size and shape of mitochondria in tendon cells when there is an injury

Answer 13

alter their shape

Question 14

An increase in exercise will increase what?

Answer 14

increases collagen fiber numbers and increases strength

Question 15

a decreases in exercise will do what to the collagen fibers and strength

Answer 15

it will decreases the number of collagen fibers and decrease the strength

Question 16

Tendons and ligaments will do well into someones 60’s with what?

Answer 16

with normal activity levels

Question 17

at 60+ of age we will see a more rapid what?

Answer 17

decline in tendon and ligament structure