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5 functions of bones?

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Support
Protection
Movement
Storage
RBC production
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What is the axial skeleton? Name them.

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Bones on or attached to midline of the body

Skull, vertebral column, sternum, ribs

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Vertebral regions..?

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Caudal

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What is the appendicular skeleton?

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Bones of the front & hind limbs + pectoral & pelvic girdle

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Name the front (thoracic) limbs

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Thoracic girdle, brachium, antebrachium, carpus, metacarpus, phalanges

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Name the hind (pelvic) limbs

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Pelvic girdle, thigh, crus, tarsus, metatarsus, phalanges (digit)

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Define compact bone

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hard layer covering most bones (covers most of shaft on long bones) - cortex

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Define cancellous bone

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Spongy bone - composed of spicules forming porous network (inside long bone)

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Define medullary cavity

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Space filled with marrow
Red marrow in young animals
Yellow (fatty) marrow as animal ages

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Define epiphysis

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Either end of long bone (proximal/distal)

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Define diaphysis

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Cylindrical shaft between two epiphyses (in long bone)

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Define metaphysis

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In mature bone - flared area adjacent to epiphysis (widest part of bone)

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Define epiphyseal cartilage/disk/plate

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Layer of hyaline cartilage separating epiphysis & diaphysis in immature bone

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Define articular

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Relating to joints

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Define articular cartilage

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Thin hyaline layer covering articular surface of bone - reduces friction

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Define periosteum

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fibrous membrane covering surface of bone except where articular cartilage is

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Define endosteum

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Tough, fibrous membrane lining marrow cavity & osteonal canals of bone

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What does compact bone surround?

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Cortex surrounding marrow

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Bones can receive how much blood supply?

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Up to 10% CO

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Nerves in bone do what?

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Influence blood vessels & sensory

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Properties of osteocytes

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Maintain protein & mineral content of matrix & involved in bone repair
Can not divide

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Properties of osteoblasts

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Increase [calcium phosphate] -> Ca deposition -> bone growth

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Properties of osteoclasts

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Breakdown of bone

Important in Ca & PO4 (phosphate) regulation

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Define endochondral

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When bone replaces cartilaginous model (long bone)

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Define intramembranous
Develops in connective tissue without connective bone (flat bones of skull)
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Define ossification
Process of laying down new bone by osteoblasts
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Describe steps in bone growth & dev...
1. Formation of collar around hyaline cartilage model 2. Cavitation of hyaline cartilage 3. Invasion of internal cavities by periosteal bud, blood vessels & spongy bone formation. 4. Formation of medullary cavity. Appearance of secondary ossification centres in epiphyses 5. Ossification of epiphyses. When complete -> hyaline cartilage remains only in epiphyseal plates, and articular cartilages.
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Role of epiphyseal plates?
promote longitudinal growth until young adulthood
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Describe long bone growth...
1. Chondrocytes produce new cartilage in epiphyseal plate 2. Epiphyseal plate widens -> bone lengthens 3. Chondrocytes die 4. Osteoblasts replace chondrocytes & lay down bone 5. Epiphyseal plate closure (puberty, hormone-regulated, no further increase in length)
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Rate of bone growth determined by...?
Matrix prod. hypertrophic chondrocytes enlargement proliferative kinetics
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Hormones & growth factors involved in bone growth?
GH (somatotropin) Sex hormones (oestrogen/testosterone) Thyroxine Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs)
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Bone remodelling involves...?
organic & mineral continuously recycled & renewed calcium homeostasis constant diet source of Ca & PO4 (phosphate) salts Hormones (calcitriol, calcitonin, PTH)
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3 major hormones involved with bone remodelling?
1. Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3) 2. Calcitonin 3. PTH
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Role of calcitriol?
kidneys -> Ca & PO4 absorption -> ++ blood [Ca]
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Role of calcitonin?
From thyroid -> kidney -> Ca & PO4 homeostasis -> decreases blood [Ca] by inhibiting osteoclast activity & excretion from kidney
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Role of PTH?
Ca & PO4 homeostasis -> stimulate osteoclast activity + increased absorption of Ca + decrease Ca excretion (kidney)
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Describe steps in bone fractures...?
1. broken bone -> ruptured blood vessels -> haematoma 2. New capillaries grow -> nutrition, growth factors, phagocytes. Connective tissue -> fibrocartilaginous callus formation 3. More bone cells recruited to area -> spongy bone -> bony callus formation 4. Remodelling of bony callus -> healed fracture
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Articular cartilage properties...?
formed at joints no sensory nerves no blood supply (nutrients by diffusion)
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Define fontanel...
soft connective tissue on infant skulls to aid in child birth
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Define sutures...?
immovable fibrous joints that connect cranium bones together
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Define synchondroses
immovable
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Define symphyses...?
fibrocartilage between bone
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Synovial joints contain...?
periosteum, ligament, joint cavity (synovial fluid), articular (hyaline) cartilage, fibrous capsule, synovial membrane
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Different types of synovial joints & one eg. of each...?
``` Gliding/Plane - vertebrocostal (hoolahoop action) Hinge - elbow, knee Pivot - atlas, axis Ellipsoidal - radiocarpal Saddle - 1st carpometacarpal (thumb) Ball & socket - hip, shoulder ```
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Define circumduction
moving arm in loop
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Define pronation
turning dorsal palm up
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Define supination
turning palm up
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Ligaments & their role...?
Bone to bone | support synovial joints
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Name some joint problems & eg's...?
Bursitis - inflamm. of synovial membrane sac Dislocation/luxation - bone forced out of normal position Sprain - Damage or tear to ligaments/tendons Arthritis - inflamm. or degenerative disease damaging joints Acute arthritis - bacterial invasion (treat with AB's)
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Osteoarthritis...?
Degenerative condition in older animals | Spurs of bone develop
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Rheumatoid arthritis...?
chronic inflamm. disorder -> immune sys attempts to destroy joints

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