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Ch7 Bone Tissue Flashcards

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What is osseus (bone) tissue?

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connective tissue w/ matrix hardened by minerals: Ca3(PO4)2

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Individual bones =

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bone tissue, marrow, blood, cartilage & periosteum

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Individual bones:

continually ____ itself

strong, flexible ____ of body

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continually REMODELS itself

strong, flexible FRAMEWORK of body

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Describe cartilage

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Forerunner of most bones, present in joints

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What do ligaments do?

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Connect bones at joints

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What are the functions of the skeleton?

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  • Support
  • Protection
  • Movement
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What is electrolyte balance composed of?

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Calcium & phosphate ions

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What does an acid-based balance do?

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Buffers blood against pH changes

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What is blood formation comprised of?

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Red bone marrow - produces blood cells

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Describe the different types of bones

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  • Long bones - levers acted upon by muscles
  • Short bones - glide across one another
  • Flat bones - protect soft organs
  • Irregular bones - elaborate shapes
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What are the general features of the long bone?

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  • Epiphyses & diaphysis
  • Compact & spongy bone
  • Marrow cavity
  • Articular cartilage
  • Periosteum
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What are the general features of the flat bone?

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2 layers of compact bone enclose middle layer of spongy bone

-both surfaces of flat bone covered with periosteum

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Describe diploe

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spongy layer in cranium

  • absorbs shock
  • marrow spaces lined w/ endosteum
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What are the 4 principal types of bone cells?

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  1. osteogenic cells
  2. osteoblasts
  3. osteocytes
  4. osteoclasts
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What are osteoclasts?

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bone-dissolving cells on bone surface

  • develop from same bone marrow stem cells as blood cells (diff from other bone cells)
  • large cells formed from fusion of stem cells
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Bone matrix is comprised of

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Organic and inorganic matter

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What does the combination of organic and inorganic matter do?

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Provides strength + resilience

(minerals resist compression, collagen resists tension”

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Describe organic matter

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synthesized by osteoblasts

  • collagen, carbohydrate–protein complexes, (GAG, proteoglycans, & glycoproteins)
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Describe inorganic matter

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  • 85% hydroxyapatite: crystallized Ca3(PO4)2 salt
  • 10% CaCO3
  • Other minerals (fluoride, sodium, potassium, magnesium)
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By dry weight, what proportions are organic and inorganic bone matrix?

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1/3 organic and 2/3 inorganic

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Minerals resist _____, collagen resists ______

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Minerals resist COMPRESSION, collagen resists TENSION

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Describe rickets

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Soft bones, defiency your of calcium salts

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Define osteogenesis imperfecta

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Brittle bone disease, lack of collagen

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Describe osteon

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Basic structural unit

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Osteons are made up of cylinders formed from layers (\_\_\_\_\_\_) of matrix around _____ canal osteocytes connected by tiny cell processes in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Osteons are made up of cylinders formed from layers (LAMELLAE) of matrix around CENTRAL canal osteocytes connected by tiny cell processes in CANALICULI
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What is being demonstrated in each picture?
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What are perforating (Volkmann) canals?
vascular canals perpendicularly joining central canals
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Describe trabeculae
Thin plates of bones - spaces filled w/ red bone marrow
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What do trabeculaes do and where do they develop?
Provides strength with minimal weight and develop along bone's line of stress
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Trabeculaes have...
Few osteons, no central canals
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All osteocytes are...
Close to bone marrow
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Amid trabeculae of spongy bone are...
Red marrow (myeloid tissue) and yellow marrow
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What is red marrow (myeloid tissue)?
* hemopoietic tissue—produces blood cells; multiple tissues * in adults: skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, part of pelvic girdle, heads of humerus & femur
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What is yellow bone marrow in adults?
* most red marrow in long bones becomes fatty yellow marrow * no longer produces blood
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Describe ossification (osteogenesis)
Bone formation
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What 2 methods does bone develop by in human fetuses and infants?
* Intramembranous ossification * Endochondral ossification
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Intramembranous Ossification happens in...
* Flat bones of skull & clavicle * Mesenchymal cells become osteogenic cells
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Describe endochondral ossification
Bone develops from pre-existing model (perichondrium & hyaline cartilage)
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How do most bones develop?
From endochondral ossification
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What happens during the formation of primary ossification center and marrow cavity in shaft of model?
* bony collar developed by osteoblasts * chondrocytes swell & die * stem cells give rise to osteoblasts/clasts * bone laid down, marrow cavity created
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Secondary ossification centers and marrow cavities form in....
Form in ends of bones (same process as primary)
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Cartilage remains as...
Articular cartilage and epiphyseal (growth) plates
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What do growth plates do?
Provides for increase in length of bone during childhood and adolescence
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By early 20s, _______ is gone and primary & secondary __________ united
By early 20s, GROWTH PLATE is gone and primary & secondary MARROW CAVITIES united
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What are the zones of metaphysis?
1. Zone of Reserve Cartilage 2. Zone of Cell Proliferation 3. Zone of Cell Hypertrophy 4. Zone of Calcification 5. Zone of Bone Deposition
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Bone increases in what when?
Bone increases in length in epiphyseal plate
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What is left behind when cartilage is gone?
Epiphyseal line
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Bone increases in ____ = ____ growth Osteoblasts lay down ____ on\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ surface osteoclasts _____ bone on ____ surface parallel to surface, circumferential \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Bone increases in WIDTH = APPOSITIONAL growth Osteoblasts lay down MATRIX LAYERS on OUTER surface osteoclasts DISSOLVE bone on INNER surface parallel to surface, circumferential LAMELLAE
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What percentage of bones is remodeled throughout life each year?
10% each year
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Describe Wolf's law of bone
architecture of bone determined by mechanical stresses action of osteoblasts and osteoclasts
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There is a greater density and mass of bone in...
Athletes or manual workers
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Describe achondroplastic dwarfism
* long bones stop growing in childhood * normal torso, short limbs
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A failure of what in where is what causes achondroplastic dwarfism?
A failure of cartilage growth in metaphysis
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What type of mutation and allele causes achondroplastic dwarfism?
Spontaneous mutation and dominant allele
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Describe pituitary dwarfism
Lack of growth hormone, normal proportions with short stature
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Describe mineral deposition (mineralization)
crystallization process; calcium phosphate (& other ions) taken from blood, deposited in bone tissue (process of putting minerals into bones)
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During mineral deposition, what do osteoblasts produce?
Collagen fibers that spiral length of osteon
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What happens to fibers during mineral deposition?
Become entrusted with minerals & hardens matrix (calcium and phosphate (hydroxyapatite)
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What is the process for when concentration must reach critical value for crystal formation to occur?
Solubility product
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Where can abnormal calcification or ectopic ossification occur?
may occur in lungs, brain, eyes, muscles, or arteries (arteriosclerosis)
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Define calculus?
Calcified mass in otherwise soft organ (where it shouldn't be and in large amounts)
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What is mineral resorption?
process of dissolving bone & releasing minerals into blood
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Mineral resorption is performed by...
performed by osteoclasts at ruffled border
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hydrogen pumps in membranes secrete H+ into space betw/ _______ & \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Cl- follow by _______ attraction) HCl (pH 4) _______ bone minerals acid phosphatase enzyme digests \_\_\_\_\_\_
hydrogen pumps in membranes secrete H+ into space betw/ OSTEOCLAST & BONE SURFACE (Cl- follow by ELECTRICAL attraction) HCl (pH 4) DISSOLVES bone minerals acid phosphatase enzyme digests COLLAGEN
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What do orthodontic appliances (braces) do?
Reposition teeth
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tooth moves b/c ________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ bone ahead of tooth, where ______ on bone is greatest \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ slowly ______ bone in _______ zone behind tooth
tooth moves b/c OSTEOCLASTS DISSOLVE bone ahead of tooth, where PRESSURE on bone is greatest OSTEOBLASTS slowly DEPOSIT bone in LOW-PRESSURE zone behind tooth
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Phosphate are components of...
DNA, RNA, ATP, phospholipids; in pH buffers
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Where is calcium needed?
needed in neuron communication, muscle contraction, blood clotting, exocytosis
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What type of effect do changes in phosphate levels cause?
Little effect
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Changes in calcium can be...
Serious
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What is hypocalcemia? w/ less Ca2+, Na+ channels _____ more easily, _____ cell & _____ neurons
Deficiency of blood calcium w/ less Ca2+, Na+ channels OPEN more easily, ENTERS cell & EXCITES neurons
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What does hypocalcemia cause?
Excitability of nervous system
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Name examples of the excitability of the nervous system that hypocalcemia causes
1. Muscle spasms, tremors, or letany 2. Laryngospasm and suffocation
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What is hypocalcemia?
Rare, excessive calcium in blood
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Calcium homeostasis is regulated by what 3 hormones?
1. Calcitriol 2. Calcitonin 3. Parathyroid Hormone
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Describe calcitriol?
Form of vitamin D produced by sequential actions of skin, liver, & kidneys
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* _____ keratinocytes use UV radiation to convert ______ to previtamin D3 * liver converts to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * _______ convert to calcitriol (most active form of vitamin D)
EPIDERMAL keratinocytes use UV radiation to convert STEROID to previtamin D3 liver converts to CALCIDIOL KIDNEY convert to calcitriol (most active form of vitamin D)
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What is the most active form of vitamin D?
Calcitriol
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Calcitriol behaves as a hormone that raises _______ concentration increases Ca2+ absorption by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ increases Ca2+ resorption from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ promotes kidney _______ of calcium ions, so less lost in \_\_\_\_\_\_
Calcitriol behaves as a hormone that raises BLOOD CALCIUM concentration increases Ca2+ absorption by SMALL INTESTINE increases Ca2+ resorption from SKELETON promotes kidney REABSORPTION of calcium ions, so less lost in URINE
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lack of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: softness of bones in children (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_) or adults (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_)
lack of VITAMIN D: softness of bones in children (RICKETS) or adults (OSTEOMALACIA)
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Calcitonin is ______ by C (clear) cells of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_when _______ concentration rises too \_\_\_\_\_\_
Calcitonin is SECRETED by C (clear) cells of THYROID GLAND when CALCIUM concentration rises too HIGH
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What does calcitonin do?
lowers blood calcium concentration
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With calcitonin, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, reduce activity by up to 70% less Ca2+ ________ from bones \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_; increase # & activity (deposits Ca2+ into \_\_\_\_\_\_\_)
With calcitonin, OSTEOCLAST INHIBITION, reduce activity by up to 70% less Ca2+ LIBERATED from bones OSTEOBLAST STIMULATION; increase # & activity (deposits Ca2+ into SKELETON)
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Calcitonin is important in \_\_\_\_\_\_, weak effect in \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ more active in children \_\_\_\_\_\_ does not cause disease in adults reduces bone loss in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Calcitonin is important in CHILDREN, weak effect in ADULTS OSTEOCLASTS more active in children DEFICIENCY does not cause disease in adults reduces bone loss in OSTEOPOROSIS
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ by parathyroid glands on _______ surface of thyroid gland PTH released w/ ____________ levels
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) SECRETED by parathyroid glands on POSTERIOR surface of thyroid gland PTH released w/ LOW CALCIUM BLOOD levels
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What does PTH do?
Raises blood calcium level
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With PTH, causes ________ to release factor RANKL – increase _______ population promotes Ca2+ ________ by kidneys promotes _________ in kidneys inhibits _________ & __________ by osteoblasts
With PTH, causes OSTEOBLASTS to release factor RANKL – increase OSTEOCLAST population promotes Ca2+ REABSORPTION by kidneys promotes CALCITRIOL SYNTHESIS in kidneys inhibits COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS & BONE DEPOSITION by osteoblasts
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Describe what calcitriol, calcitonin, and PTH do
Calcitriol - raises blood calcium concentration Calcitonin - lowers blood calcium concentration PTH- raises blood calcium levels
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What other factors affect bone?
Hormones, vitamins, and growth factors
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bone growth rapid in puberty & adolescence surges of GH, estrogen, & testosterone occur; promote \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ stimulate osteogenic cells, matrix deposition by ________ & ________ in metaphyses girls grow \_\_\_\_\_ boys grow \_\_\_\_\_
bone growth rapid in puberty & adolescence surges of GH, estrogen, & testosterone occur; promote OSSIFICATION stimulate osteogenic cells, matrix deposition by OSTEOBLASTS & CHONDROCYTES in metaphyses girls grow FASTER boys grow LONGER
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What causes growth to stop and how?
* anabolic steroids cause growth to stop * epiphyseal plate “closes” prematurely * short adult stature
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What was orthopedics originally?
originally treatment of skeletal deformities in children
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What is orthopedics now?
prevention & correction of injuries & disorders of bones, joints, & muscles
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What does orthopedics include?
includes design of artificial joints & limbs, treatment of athletic injuries
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What are stress fractures? Give example
caused by abnormal trauma Ex) falls, athletics, military combat, car accidents
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What are pathological fractures? Give examples
break in bone weakened by disease Ex) bone cancer or osteoporosis
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How are fractures classified? \_\_\_\_\_\_ in skin? multiple \_\_\_\_\_?
By structural characteristics BREAK in skin? multiple PIECES?
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Name 4 types of bone fractures
1. Nondisplaced 2. Displaced 3. Comminuted 4. Greenstick
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What are the 4 stages of healing of fractures?
Hematoma Formation --\> Soft Callus Formation --\> Hard Callus Formation --\> Remodeling
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What's the difference between a closed reduction and an open reduction?
Closed reduction - no surgery (cast to heal) Open reduction - surgical exposure of bone - use of plates, screws, or pints to realign fragments
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Name and describe the most common bone disease
Osteoporosis - severe loss of bone density
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What happens when you have osteoporosis? Bones lose \_\_\_\_, become \_\_\_\_\_\_ affects ______ bone subject to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_of hip, wrist, vertebral column
Bones lose MASS, become BRITTLE affects SPONGY bone subject to PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES of hip, wrist, vertebral column
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What is the correct term for a widow's hump? Define it.
Kyphosis - deformity of spine to due to vertebral bone loss
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In osteoporosis, _________ maintains density in both sexes; inhibits ________ by osteoclasts in women, rapid _______ after menopause since ovaries cease to secrete estrogen
In osteoporosis, ESTROGEN maintains density in both sexes; inhibits RESORPTION by osteoclasts in women, rapid BONE LOSS after menopause since ovaries cease to secrete estrogen
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Osteoporosis Can occur in young female ________ w/ low _______ (might stop ovulating) \_\_\_\_\_\_ estrogen low
Osteoporosis Can occur in young female ATHLETES w/ low BODY FAT (might stop ovulating) OVARIAN estrogen low
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¼ of women will have _______ due to osteoporosis by age \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
¼ of women will have FRACTURE due to osteoporosis by age 70
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What population has the greatest risk for osteoporosis? begin to lose _______ as early as age \_\_\_ by age \_\_\_\_, average loss is \_\_\_\_% of bone mass risk factors: race, age, gender, smoking, diabetes, calcium-poor diet, protein, vitamins ___ & \_\_
Postmenopausal white women begin to lose BONE MASS as early as age 35 by age 70, average loss is 30% of bone mass risk factors: race, age, gender, smoking, diabetes, calcium-poor diet, protein, vitamins C & D
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What can be used to treat osteoporosis?
Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT)
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What does Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) do? And what drugs are they?
slows bone resorption, but increases risk of breast cancer, stroke, heart disease drugs: Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Reclast
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How do ERT work?
By preventing you from getting worse
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What is the best treatment for osteoporosis?
Prevention --- exercise and good bone-building diet between ages 25-40
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