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1
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What are the two types of bone?

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Compact (dense)

Spongy (cancellous/trabecular)

2
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What is ossification?

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Ossification in bone remodelling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts.

3
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How do most flat bones develop?

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Intramembranous ossification - directly from mesenchymal tissue

4
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How do long bones develop?

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Require a cartilage template in order to develop by endochondral ossification

5
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Where does intramembranous ossification take place?

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Within condensations of mesenchymal tissue and not by replacement of a previous hyaline cartilage template

6
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What are mesenchymal cells?

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Mesenchymal cells are able to develop into the tissues of the lymphatic and circulatory systems, as well as connective tissues throughout the body, such as bone and cartilage.

7
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What does intramembranous ossification also contribute to?

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The thickening (not lengthening) of long bones, at their periosteal surfaces (appositional growth)

8
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What are the stages of intramembranous ossification?

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  • A small cluster of mesenchymal stem cells form a tight cluster of cells (a nidus)
  • The mesenchymal stem cells become osteoprogenitor cells and each develop more Golgi and RER
  • These osteoprogenitor cells become osteoblasts and lay down an extracellular matrix containing Type I collagen (an osteoid)
  • The osteoid mineralises to from rudimentary bone spicules which are surrounded by osteoblasts and contain osteocytes
  • The spicules join to form trabeculae which merge to form woven bone, which is finally replaced by the lamellae of mature compact bone
9
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What is compact bone?

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Compact bone forms the external surface of the bone and comprises around 80% of the body’s skeletal mass

10
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What is cancellous bone?

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Cancellous bone forms a network of fine bony columns or plates to combine strength with lightness. The spaces are filled with bone marrow

11
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Which type of ossification is involved when bones develop directly from mesenchymal tissue?`

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Intramembranous ossification

12
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What do the Haversian and Volkmann’s canals carry?

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Blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves

13
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What are some examples of flat bones that develop via intramembranous ossification?

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Skull, clavicle, scapula and pelvic bones

14
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What is a nidus?

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A small cluster of mesenchymal stem cells

15
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What are osteoprogenitor cells?

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These are like the stem cells of bone, source of new osteoblasts

16
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What do osteoprogenitor cells become?

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Osteoblasts

17
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In the third step of intramembranous ossification, what do the osteoblasts lay down?

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Extracellular matrix containing type I collagen (osteoid)

18
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What is osteoid?

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Osteoid is the unmineralized, organic portion of the bone matrix that forms prior to the maturation of bone tissue.

19
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What does the osteoid mineralise to form?

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Rudimentary bone tissue spicules, which are surrounded by osteoblasts and contain osteocytes

20
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What do the spicules join to form?

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Trabeculae

21
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What do trabeculae merge to form?

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Woven bone

22
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What finally replaces woven bone that is formed by the merging of trabeculae?

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The lamellae of mature compact bone

23
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What is an osteocyte?

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This is a mature osteoblast that has become embedded in the material it secreted

24
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What is the difference between an osteoblast and an osteoclast?

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Osteoblasts are responsible for the formation of bone while osteclasts are responsible for resorbing (breaking down) bone

25
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Do osteoclasts have a single nucleus or are they multinucleated?

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Multinucleated

26
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What is the periosteum?

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A layer of vascular dense irregular connective tissue that covers the outer surface of all bones (except at the joints of long bones)

27
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What is the endosteum?

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A thin vascular layer of connective tissue that lines all internal cavities within the bone

28
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What are the functions of the periosteum and endosteum?

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Nutrition of osseous tissue and provision of a continuous supply of new osteoblasts for repair or growth of bone

29
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What cells do the periosteum and endosteum contain?

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Osteogenic cells

30
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What are bone spicules?

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Isolated, newly formed pieces of bone

31
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How do the arrangement of osteocytes differ between immature and mature bone?

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Immature bone has osteocytes which are randomly arranged while mature bone has osteocytes arranged in the concentric lamellae of osteons.

32
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What are canaliculi?

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Bone canaliculi are microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone.

33
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How are nutrients passed between osteocytes?

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Osteocytes have cytoplasmic processes which reach out to adjacent osteocytes via canaliculi. These processes connect via gap junctions and nutrients can be exchanged.

34
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What are the canaliculi also believed to be connected with?

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The central Haversian canal

35
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What does spongy bone consist of?

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Trabeculae, with the presence of osteocytes lying between lamellae. There are no Haversian or Volkmann’s canals.

36
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In spongy bone, what does each trabeculum consist of?

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Numerous osteocytes embedded within irregular lamellae of bone.

37
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Which types of cells lie in the cavities of interconnecting trabeculae of cancellous bone?

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Adipose and haemopoietic cells

38
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What do osteons consist of?

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Each osteon consists of lamellae of compact bone tissue that surround the Haversian canal

39
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Why does bone resist fracture?

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It has a great tensile and compressive strength as well as a degree of flexibility

40
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Why are bones thought to have a degree of flexibility?

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It is thought that the lamellae are able to slip relative to each other before excessive load causes fracture

41
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Why is a haematoma formed between the broken bone ends?

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When a bone breaks, there is bleeding from multiple broken blood vessels

42
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What is granulation tissue?

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Granulation tissue is new connective tissue and microscopic blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process

43
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What is the first stage of fracture repair?

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A haematoma is formed in which granulation tissue arises

44
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In the second stage of fracture repair, the procallus of granulation tissue is replaced by what?

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A fibrocartilaginous callus in which bony trabeculae are developing

45
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What is the third stage of fractue repair?

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Endochondral and intramembranous ossification give rise to a bony callus of spongy bone

46
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In the final stage of fracture repair, what is cancellous bone replaced by?

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Compact cortical bone until remodelling is complete

47
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Why do bone cells at the edge of the fracture die?

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No blood supply as blood vessels in bone and periosteum break

48
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Which cells remove dead and damaged tissue in a bone fracture?

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Phagocytc cells and osteoclasts

49
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What eventually removes the blood clot formed in a bone fracture?

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Macrophages

50
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What are the stages of bone fracture repair?

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  1. Haematoma fomation
  2. Fibrocartilaginous callus formation
  3. Bony callus formation
  4. Bone remodelling
51
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In bone fracture repair, what do fibroblasts do?

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Produce collagen fibres that span the break and differentiate into chondroblasts that give rise to a sleeve of hyaline cartilage

52
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How long does it take after a fracture for new bone trabeculae to appear in the fibrocartilaginous callus?

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Within a week

53
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What is the fibrocartilaginous callus converted to?

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Hard (bony) callus of spongy bone

54
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What do endochondal and intramembranous ossification do in a bone fracture repair?

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Ultimately, endochondral ossificationr eplaces all cartilage with spongy bone but intramembranous ossification also produces new spongy bone in the area

55
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In young people, how soon do the processes of endochondral/intramembranous ossification in fracture repair begin?

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Within 2 days

56
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How long does bony callus formation continue for?

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About two months iuntil a very firm union is formed

57
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Where is cancellous bone especially remodelling into compact bone during bone fracture repair?

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Especially in the cortical region - the region of the formed bone shaft walls

58
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How long does the process of bone remodelling (final stage of fracture repair) go on for?

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Several months

59
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What removes the material bulging from the outside of the bone and inwads into the medullary cavity?

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Osteoclasts

60
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Why is the final shape of the remodelled area the same as that of the original unbroken bone?

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This is because it responds to the same set of mechanical stressors

61
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If a fracture involves the loss of bone fragments, what is not possible?

A

Bony union and callus formation

62
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What does osteoporosis reflect?

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Enhanced bone resorption relative to formation

63
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What is osteoporosis?

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A metabolic bone disease in which mineralized bone is decreased in mass to the point that it no longer provides adequate mechanical support

64
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What characterises the disease of osteoporosis?

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Depletion of bone mass

65
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In osteoporosis what happens to the trabecular bone?

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Loss of mass/thinning - increased susceptibility to fracture

66
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What does osteoporosis associated with aging result from?

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Incomplete filling of osteoclast resorption bays

67
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When does bone mass peak?

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Between 25-35 years

68
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When does bone mass begin to decline?

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In the 5th or 6th decade

69
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Amongst whites, what is the difference in risk of hip fracture between men and women?

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Women have 2 times the risk of hip fracture than men

70
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Amongst whites, what is the difference in risk of vertebral fractures?

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Women have 8 times he risk of vertebral fractures as men

71
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What is Type I osteoporosis?

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Occurs in postmenopausal women and is due to an increase in the number of osteoclasts as a result of oestrogen withdrawal

72
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What is Type 2 osteoporosis?

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Occurs in elderly people of both genders, often after age 70 and is due to attenuated osteoblast function

73
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What are some risk factors associated with osteoporosis?

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Genetics (peak bone mass higher in black people)

Insufficient calcium intake

Vitamin D deficiency

Exercise

Smoking

74
Q

What is the difference between osteoporosis and osteomalacia?

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Osteoporosis involves loss of bone mass

Osteomalacia involves softening of bones

75
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Why should a fractured bone be immobilised?

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Protection and alignment