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1
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Function of bone tissue

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support
protect
movement
mineral homeostasis (Ca and P)
blood cell production (red bone marrow)
stores triglyceride (yellow bone marrow)
2
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metaphysis

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epiphysial plate (where diaphysis meets epiphysis)

3
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medullary cavity

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where yellow marrow is located (adipocyte generation)

4
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embolus

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a thing floating through the blood stream that shouldn’t be there causes a clot (PE)
-fat embolus can occur after fraction of a long bone that contains lots of fatty tissue

5
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articulate cartilage

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contains hyaline cartilage

-long healing due to lack of blood flow

6
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periosteum

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CT surrounding bone

  • outer layer has dense irregular CT
  • inner osteogenic layer for growth in thickness
7
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appositional growth

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growth in thickness of bone

8
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sharpey’s fibers

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think bundles of collagen that attach periosteum to underlying bone

9
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endosteum

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thin membrane lining medullary cavity (surrounds inner membrane)
-where bone forming cells are located

10
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matrix of bone cell contains

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15% water
30 % collagen
55% crystallized mineral (Calcium phosphate and crystals of hydrozyapatite)

11
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hydrozyapaptite

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combination of calcium phosphate and hydroxide

12
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minerals contained in the bone tissue

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calcium carbonate
magnesium
fluoride
potassium
sulfate
13
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hardness of bone depends on

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amount of mineralized salts

14
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flexibility of bone depends on

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amount of collagen

15
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osteoclast derives from

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monocyte (many come together-50)
used to reabsorb bone tissues
-primarily in endosteum

16
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osteogenic cell

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unspecialized stem cell derived from mesenchyme,

  • daughter cells are osteoblasts
  • located in periosteum, endosteum and blood vessel canals within bone
17
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osteoblasts

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secrete collagen and matrix

initiate process of calcification

18
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osteoid

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matrix of bone tissue

19
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osteocyte

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so named when osteoblast has matured and it maintains current environment

20
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osteon

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haversion systems-repeating unit of compact bone

21
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lamellae

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rings surrounding Haversian canal

  • concentric (surrounding canal)
  • outer circumferential (outer layer of whole thing)
  • interstitial (in between concentric lamellae)
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lacunae

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spaces between concentric lamellae contain cell body of osteocytes

23
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caniliculi

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radiate in all directions from lacunae

-contain extracellular fluid

24
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how do osteocytes communicate?

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gap junctions

25
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Volkman canals

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connect central Haversian canals

26
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trabeculae

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found in spongy bone
consists of concentric lamellae and osteocytes in lacunae
have no central canals

27
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where is spongy bone located?

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interior of flat bones
short bones
irregular bones
sesamoid bones

28
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what does spongy bone contain?

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red bone marrow

29
Q

which bone gets weakened first in osteoporosis

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spongy bone

30
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diploe

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spongy bone sandwiched between layers of compact bone

31
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trabeculae is organized so that it

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resists stress without breaking

32
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final arrangement of bone is finalized when

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child is upright and walking

33
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where is red bone marrow located in adults?

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hip bones (pelvis)
ribs
sternum
vertebrae
proximal ends of humerus and femur
34
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bone scan is read by looking at

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hot and cold spots

  • hot spots indicate metabolisms that absorb more tracers (cancer, healing fractures, abnormal bone growth)
  • cold areas indicate decreased metabolism (weak area of bone, degenerative disease, decalcified bone, Paget’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis)
35
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ossification or osteogenesis

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bone formation process used during infancy, childhood and adolescence throughout life and when repairing a fracture

36
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intramembranous ossification

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bones form within mesenchyme which is arranged in sheetlike membranes

37
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endochondral

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bones form within hyaline cartilage that develops from mesenchyme (replacing cartilage with bone)

38
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bones that use intramembranous ossification to form are

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flat bones of skull
facial bones
mandible
medial portion of clavicle
closing fontanelles of babies
39
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interstitial growth

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cells begin to separate from their neighbors in the example of chondrocytes

40
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hyaline cartilage is laid down by

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chondroblast

41
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secondary ossification sites don’t start working in infants until

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after birth

42
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in long bones, you would find hyaline cartilage

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along epiphysial plates AND

at articular cartilage areas

43
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perichondrium

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precursor to the periosteum

44
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vertical long bone growth stops at

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puberty

45
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zone of resting cartilage

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place holder cartilage
does not play an active role in bone growth
(closest to epiphysis)

46
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zone of proliferating cartilage

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slightly larger chondrocytes and arranged like stacks of coins, they secrete matrix and they undergo interstitial growth

47
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zone of hypertrophied cartilage

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large, mature chondrocytes arranged in columns

48
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zone of calcified cartilage

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a few cells thick and contains dead chondrocytes that are surrounded by calcified matrix (closest to the diaphysis)

49
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fractures through epiphyseal plate in childhood can result in

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unequal bone lengths

especially in lower extremities

50
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appositional growth

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making bones grow thicker

creation of new osteons making periosteal cells differentiate into osteoblasts

51
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at any given time how much bone mass is being remodeled?

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5%

52
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renewal rate of compact bone

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4% per year

53
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renewal rate of spongy bone

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20%

54
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pathological fracture

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when minor trauma or nothing causes a fracture (bone tumor, osteoporosis)

55
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sequence of physiological growth of babies

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1, neurological

  1. weight bearing (muscles)
  2. standing upright
56
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contour/shaping of bones influenced by

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muscles

57
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spasticity

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rigidity in the muscle (resist passive movement)

58
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inability to walk

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will cause problems with bone density, correct contour of bone)

59
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osteoporosis

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breakdown of bone occurs faster than making new bone

60
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Rickets

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Vitamin D deficiency in children

61
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osteomalacia

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vitamin D deficiency in adults

62
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excess bone tissue

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bone spurs (heals mostly)

63
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Paget’s disease

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excessive proliferation of osteoclasts (too much spongy bone compared to compact bone)

  • pathologic fracture
  • deformity
64
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function of vitamin A in bone

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stimulates osteoblasts

65
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function of vitamin C in bone

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synthesis of collagen

66
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function of vitamin K and B12 in bone

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synthesis of bone proteins

67
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function of vitamin D in bone

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calcium absorption in the gut

68
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insulin like growth factor (IGFs)

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produced by liver and bone tissue
HGH pathway (human growth hormone)-anterior pituitary
69
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function of thyroid hormones in bone

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affects bone growth

70
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function of insulin in bone

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helps build bone (anabolic)

71
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function of sex hormone in bone

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estrogen has protective affect in bone

puberty helps to grow bone

72
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open (compound) fracture

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penetrated the skin

73
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greenstick fracture

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torsion fracture (hair line fracture)

74
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impacted (compression) fracture

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pieces pushed together

common in vertebrae of old ladies

75
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Pott’s fracture

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ankle fracture

76
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Colle’s fracture

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wrist fracture

77
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comminuted fracture

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does not break through the skin, but breaks into 3 or more pieces

78
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4 stages of bone fracture repair

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  1. a hematoma forms
  2. fibrocartilaginous callus forms
  3. bony callus forms
  4. bone remodeling occurs
79
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ORIF

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open reduction internal fixation (realigns and places hardware to allow bone to heal correctly)

80
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closed reduction

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resetting bone without surgery

81
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open reduction

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resetting bone with surgery

82
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osteogenic sarcoma

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common in kids (lower femur or upper tibial)

83
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normal serum Calcium level

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9-11 mg/dl

84
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high serum calcium could cause

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cardiac arrest

85
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low serum calcium could cause

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respiratory arrest

86
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places where PTH acts when it is called on by the PT

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osteoclasts in bone
gut to absorb calcium from food
kidney to promote vitamin D which promotes calcium absorption from the gut

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