The Skeleton System Flashcards
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the entire framework of bones and cartilage
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The skeletal system
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a detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, morphology, function, disease, pathology, and the process of ossification of the bones
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Osteology
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Functions of the skeletal system
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- support
- protection
- assistance in movement
- mineral homeostasis
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Site of attachment for tendon and ligament
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Support
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Encloses the organs of the cranial and thoracic cavities
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Protection
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Allows for a range of movement over certain joints
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Assistance in movements
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stores minerals like calcium and phosphate (in extracellular matrix)
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mineral homeostasis
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red bone marrow helps make:
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red and white blood cells
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- in the medullary cavity
- contained in yellow bone marrow
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triglyceride storage
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long bone
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humerus
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flat bone
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sternum
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short bone
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triquetrol
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irregular bone
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vertebra
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Parts of the long bone
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- Diaphysis
- Epiphysis
- Articular Cartilage
- Periosteum
- Medullary Cavity
- Endosteum
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lining the cavities inside the bone
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endosteum
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lining that wraps around the bond
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periosteum
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Four types of cells in bone tissues:
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- Osteogenic cells
- Osteoblasts
- Osteocytes
- Osteoclasts
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- Found on the surface of a bone and in the periosteum
- Capable of mitotic division
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Osteogenic Cells
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- Bone forming cells
- Found in the margins of bone
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Osteoblasts
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- mature bone cells
- found in the lacunae
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Osteocytes
*Have gaps that allow them to communicate with each other
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- bone dissolving cells
- contain many nuclei (fusion of many mesodermal cells)
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Osteoclasts
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When the body is low on calcium, osteoclast levels do what?
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Increase
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What makes up the composition of bone’s matrix?
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- Collagen fibers
- Hydroxyapatite (Calcium and Phosphate)
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Hydroxyapitate
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Calcium and Phosphate
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Bone matrix has _____ water and _____ salts
less water and more salts
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Percent composition of bone:
- 25% water
- 50% salt
- 25% fibrous protein
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Few spaces between the hard components
Compact Bone
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makes the external layer of all bones
Compact Bone
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80% of bones are ____, the rest is _____
compact bone; spongy bone
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Compact bone provides:
- Strength
| - Site of attachment for tendons and ligaments
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site of attachment for tendons and ligaments
compact bone
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Parts of compact bone matrix:
- osteon
- central canal
- perforating canal
- osteocyte
- lacuna
- bone matrix
- canaliculus
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extensions of membrane between osteocyte
canaliculus
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What is another word for osteons?
Haversian Systems
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Bones are arranged in:
Haversian Systems
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Bone that does not contain true osteons
Spongy Bone
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Spongy bone is made up of:
lamellae that are arranged in a lattice of thin columns of bones
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spaces between them filled with red bone marrow
Trabeculae
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Arranged to resist stress from many directions
Trabeculae
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What occurs in the spongy bone of the long bones?
Hematopoiesis
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Hormone that stimulates blood cell production
Hematoprotein
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Formation of bone on a connective tissue base
Ossification/osteogenesis
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- mostly cartilage
| - slowly replaced by bone
Embryo Skeleton
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There are two possible ways for ossification:
- Intramembraneous ossification
| - Endochondral ossification
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type of ossification where bones begin with sheet-like layers of connective tissues
- Broad, flat bones
- Intramembraneous bone
Intramembraneous Ossification
*Skull bones (except mandible)
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Type of ossification where bones begin as hyaline cartilage, form models for future bones
-most bones of the skelton
Endochondral Ossification
*Chond= "Cartilage"
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Center of ossification
osteoblasts
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Osteocytes develop in the spaces of the _____
bone matrix
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Bone matrix develops into:
trabeculae to form spongy bones
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Mesenchyme (on the outside):
condense to make the periosteum
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Endochondral Ossification beings:
in the second month of development
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Uses hyaline catilage "bones" as models for bone construction
Endochondral Ossification
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Requires breakdown of hyaline cartilage prior to ossification
Endochondral ossification
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Stages of Endochondral Ossification:
1. Formation of bone collar
2. Caviation of hyaline cartilage
3. Invasion of internal cavities by the periosteal bud, and spongy bone formation
4. Formation of the medullary cavity; appearance of secondary ossification centers in the epiphyses
5. Ossification of the epiphyses, with hyaline cartilage remaining only in the epiphyseal (growth) plates
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- Cartilage cells undergo mitosis, pushing the epiphysis away from the diaphysis
- Followed by a hypertrophic zone
Growth Zone
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where older cartilage cells enlarge
hypertrophic zone
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In a transformation zone, the matrix becomes
calcified
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-the matrix becomes calcified, cartilage cells die and the matrix begins to deteriorate
Transformation (calcification) zone
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new bone formation occurs
Ossification (osteogenic) zone
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Cartilage continually grows and is replaced by bone
Growth in legnth
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Bone is reabsorbed and added by appositional growth
Remodeling
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During infancy and childhood, epiphyseal plate activity is stimulated by:
growth hormone
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During puberty, testosterone and estrogen:
- initially promote adolescent growth spurts
| - Cause: masculinization and feminization of specific parts of the skeleton
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Later, hormones induce epiphyseal plate closure:
ending longitudinal bone growth
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What causes masculinization and feminization of specific parts of the skeleton?
Testosterone and Estrogen
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Adjacent osteoblasts and osteoclasts that deposit and reabsorb periosteal and endosteal surfaces
Remodling units
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Occurs where bone is injured or added strength is needed
Bone Deposition
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Bone Deposition requires a diet that is rich in:
- Proteins
- Vitamins A, C, and D
- Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and manganese
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Production of collagen fibers
Vitamin C
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Help promote activity associated with osteoblasts/osteoclasts
Vitamin A
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Helps body absorb Calcium
Vitamin D
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What do bones store Calcium for:
- transmission of nerve impulses
- muscle contractions
- blood coagulation
- secretion by: glands and nerve cells
- cell division
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What does the Parathyroid do?
4 masses release PTH (Parathyroid Hormone) is released when blood calcium levels are too low. Hormone stimulates osteoclast activity to break down the bone's matrix and puts the Ca++ back into the blood
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Thyroid releases _____ when blood calcium is too high. Stimulates osteoblasts to take Ca++ out of the blood and add to the bone matrix
Calcitonin
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Bone fractures are classified by:
- the position of the bone ends after fracture
- the completeness of the break
- the orientation of the bone to the long axis
- whether or not the bone ends penetrate the skin
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A break in any bone
Fracture
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- Compound Fracture
| - Bone breaks through soft tissues
Open fracture
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- Simple fracture
| - Bone does not break through the soft tissue
Closed fracture
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- bone fragments into three or more pieces
| - common in the elderly
Comminuted fracture
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- incomplete fracture where one side of the bone breaks and the other side bends
- common in children, because children still have a lot of cartilage
Greenstick fracture
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One part of the bone is crushed into another part of the bone
Impacted Fracture
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Epiphysis separates from diaphysis along the epiphyseal line
| -occurs where cartilage cells are dying
Epipheseal Fracture
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A fracture that occurs at the distal end of the radius
Colle's Fracture
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- Hairline Fracture
- Type of incomplete fracture
- Caused by: repeated or unusual stress often to a weight bearing bone
Stress Fracture
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Steps in bone repair:
- Form a fracture hematoma
- Fibrocartilagenous callus formation
- Bony callus formation
- Bone remodling
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What happens to the shape of bones when they repair themselves?
Width is greater than it was at the beginning and this will persist for the rest of their lives
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Decreases in sex steroids causes a:
decrease in bone mass
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Bones grow:
from birth through adolescense
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Group of diseases in which bone reabsorption outpaces bone deposit
osteoporosis
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During osteoporosis, ____ is most vulnerable
spongy bone of the spine
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Osteoporosis occurs most often in:
Post-menopausal women
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Bones become so fragile that sneezing or stepping off a curb can cause fracture:
osteoporosis
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Treatments for osteoporosis:
- Calcium and Vitamin D supplements
- Increase weight-bearing exercise
- Hormone (estrogen) replacement therapy (HRT) slows bone loss
- Natural progesterone cream prompts new bone growth
- Statins increase born mineral density
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- Bones are inadequately mineralized, causing softened, weakened bones
- Main symptom is: pain when weight is put on the affected bone
- Caused by insufficient: Calcium in diet, or Vitamin D deficiency
*In adults
Osteomalacia
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- Bones of children are inadequately mineralized, causing softened, weakened bones
- Bowed legs and deformities of pelvis, skull, and rib cage are common
- Caused by insufficient calcium in the diet, or by vitamin D deficiency
Rickets
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Why do isolated cases of Rickets occur?
Infants of breastfeeding mothers who are deficient in Vitamin D will also be deficient in Vitamin D and develop rickets
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- characterized by excessive bone formation and breakdown
- bone with an excessively high ratio of woven bone to compact bone is formed
- Causes spotty weakening of bones
- Osteoclast activity wanes, but osteoblast activity continues to work
Paget's Disease
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Where is Paget's disease localized?
spine, pelvis, femur, and skull
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What is the treatment for Paget's disease?
the drugs Didronate and Fosamax
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- Person is very short but has normal body proportions
| - Human growth hormone stimulates growth along the epiphyseal plates (without this hormones, this disease occurs)
Pituitary Dwarfism
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- An excess of human growth hormone is released
| - Before epiphyseal plates seal, height may be up to 8 feet
Pituitary Gigantism
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- Excess secretion of human growth hormone in adults
| - Causes enlargement of hands, feet, and jaw
Acromegaly
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Produce membranes and cartilages that form the embryonic skeleton
embryonic mesenchymal cells
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____ cells give rise to embryonic mesenchymal cells
Mesoderm
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The _____ ossifies at a known rate
embryonic skeleton
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fetal age is easily determined from ____
sonograms
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At birth, most long bones are ____
ossified
*except at the epiphyseal plate
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By age ____, nearly all bones are completely ossified
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A single gene codes for:
- the tendency to accumulate bone mass early in life
| - the risk for osteoporosis later in life
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in old age, bone absorption
outpaces bone growth
