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The Musculoskeletal System Structure and Function
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Nursing
Graduate
04/10/2012

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Term
Functions of skeletal system
Definition
Provides a framework
Maintains shape of body
Supports tissues
Permits movement
Site of blood cell formation
Stores minerals
Term
How does the skeletal system permit movement?
Definition
Provides points for muscle attachment
Term
What is in the axial skeleton?
Definition
Skull
Vertebral column
Thorax
Term
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
Definition
80
Term
What is in teh appendicular skeleton?
Definition
Upper and lower extremeties
Shoulder and pelvic girdle
Term
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
Definition
126
Term
How many bones are in the body?
Definition
206
Term
What does compact or cortical bone form?
Definition
Outer shell of bone
Term
What % of skeleton is compact or cortical bone?
Definition
85%
Term
What are some structures in compact or cortical bone?
Definition
Haversian canal
Lamellae
Lucuae
Osteocyte
Canaliculi
Term
What forms the inner or center of the bone?
Definition
Spongy or cancellous bone
Term
What does spongy or cancellous bone lack?
Definition
Haversian system
Term
What is a structure of spongy or cancellous bone?
Definition
Trabeculae
Term
What is a membrane that covers bone?
Definition
Periosteum
Term
What are long bones names based on?
Definition
Shape of bone
Term
Where are long bones located?
Definition
Upper and lower extremities
Term
What are the the structures of a long bone?
Definition
Shaft
2 epiphyses
Epiphyseal plate
Term
What is the epiphyseal plate like in children?
Definition
Cartilaginous growth plate separates epiphysis and metaphysis
Term
What is the epiphyseal plate like after puberty?
Definition
Epiphyseal plate calcifies
Epiphysis and metaphysis merge
Term
What is the major bone-forming cell?
Definition
Osteoblasts
Term
What do osteoblasts produce?
Definition
Type 1 collagen and bone matrix proteins
Term
What do osteoblasts respond to?
Definition
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Term
What are mature bone cells?
Definition
Osteobytes
Term
What do osteocytes do?
Definition
Maintain the bone matrix
Release calcium into blood
Term
What are large multinucleated cells called?
Definition
Osteoclasts
Term
What do osteoclasts do?
Definition
Resorb bone
Remove mineral and organic matrix
Term
What do osteoclasts contain?
Definition
Lysosomes filled with hydrolytic enzymes
Term
What does the bone matrix consist of
Definition
Organic and inorganic substances
Collagen fibers
Calcium and phosphate minerals
Proteoglycans
Glycoproteins
Term
What is the % of organic substances in bone?
Definition
35%
Term
What is the % of inorganic substances in bone?
Definition
65%
Term
What are examples of proteoglycans?
Definition
Polysaccharides and protein
Term
What do proteoglycans do?
Definition
Strengthen bone
Term
What are glycoproteins?
Definition
Carbohydrate-protein complexes
Term
What do glycoproteins control?
Definition
Collagen interactions
Term
what is bone remodeling?
Definition
Process involving the breakdown and renewal of bone (repair or replacement)
Term
What does bone remodeling repair?
Definition
Microscopic injuries
Term
What does bone remodeling maintain?
Definition
Bone integrigy
Term
What are the phases of bone remodeling?
Definition
Activation of remodeling cycle
Reabsorption
Formation of new bone
Term
What units are involved in bone remodeling?
Definition
Bone-remodeling units
Term
What happens in bone remodeling?
Definition
-Osteoblasts move to site of injury and replace osteoclasts
-Osteoblasts form new bone
Term
What are the stages of bone healing in larger non microscopic bone injuries?
Definition
-Hematoma formation
-Procallus formation
-Callus formation
-Callus replacement with lamellar or trabecular bone
-Periosteum and endosteum remodeling
Term
What is a site where 2 or more bones or cartilages meet?
Definition
Joints
Term
What do joints promote?
Definition
Stability
Mobility
Term
What are synovial joints?
Definition
Freely moveable joints
Term
What do synovial joints have?
Definition
Fibrous joint capsule
Articular capsule
Term
What are 2 types of synovial joints?
Definition
Hing joints
Ball and socket
Term
What are joints coverd with?
Definition
Articular cartilage
Term
What does articular cartilage serve as?
Definition
Pad to allow surfaces to slide freely with movement
Term
What lines the inner surface of joint capsule?
Definition
Synovial membrane
Term
What lubricates joint surface?
Definition
Synovial fluid
Term
What contains the synovial fluid?
Definition
Joint cavity or synovial cavity
Term
What are examples of hinge joints?
Definition
Knuckle
Elbow
Knee
Term
What are examples of ball and socket joints?
Definition
Hip
Shoulder
Term
In what position would you put a person who had orthopedic surgery (e.g. hip replacement)?
Definition
Abduction
Term
What type of pillow would you use to get someone with hip replacement surgery in abduction position?
Definition
Abduction pillow
Term
If someone is nose facing the ground what position are they in?
Definition
Pronation
Term
What is it called when you have someone push down their foot like they are pushing on the gas pedal?
Definition
Plantar flexion
Term
What is it called when you have someone raise their toes up towards them?
Definition
Dorsiflexion
Term
What is it called when you have someone look down to the floor?
Definition
Flexion
Term
What is it called when you have someone look up to the sky?
Definition
Hyperflexion
Term
What is it called when you have someone bring their arm towards their body?
Definition
Adduction (think add to the body)
Term
How many individual muscle fibers do we have?
Definition
Millions
Term
What do skeletal muscles do to facilitate movement?
Definition
Contract and relax
Term
What are muscles fibers made of?
Definition
75% water
20% protein
5% organic and inorganic compounds
Term
How many named muscles do we have?
Definition
350 (most are paired)
Term
What is the shortest length of muscle in the body?
Definition
2 cm (strapedius in the ear)
Term
What is the longest length of muscle in the body?
Definition
60 cm (sartorius "tailors muscle" down the thigh)
Term
What is a voluntary movement?
Definition
Directly controlled by central nervous system
Term
What does a striated muscle look like?
Definition
Striated or striped pattern
Term
What are striated muscles fibers organized into?
Definition
Contractile units called sarcomeres
Term
What does a motor unit consist of?
Definition
Anterior horn cell
Its axon
Muscle fiber
Term
When does a motor unit contract?
Definition
As a unit when receives electrical impulse
Term
What is the innervation ratio of a motor unit?
Definition
Number of motor units per muscle
Term
What does a greater innervation ratio mean?
Definition
Provides greater muscle endurance, thus prevent fatigue
Term
What does a lower innervation ratio allow for?
Definition
Precision of movement
Term
Where are sensory receptors located?
Definition
In muscles (along with motor units)
Term
What do sensory receptors do?
Definition
Send signals to central nervous system
Term
What do spindles serve as?
Definition
Mechanoreceptors
Term
Where are spindles located?
Definition
Lie parallel to muscle fibers
Term
What do spindles respond to?
Definition
Muscle stretching
Term
What are golgi tendon organs?
Definition
Dendrites that terminate and branch to tendons near the neuromuscular junction
Term
What do golgi tendon organs report?
Definition
Changes in muscle length, tension, velocity and tone
Term
What do muscle fibers contain bundles of?
Definition
Myofibrils
Term
What are red muscle fibers?
Definition
Type I fibers
Slow fibers
Term
What do red muscle fibers do?
Definition
Aerobic,oxidative metabolism
Term
What are white muscle fibers?
Definition
Type II fibers
Fast fibers
Term
What do white muscle fibers contain?
Definition
Anaerobic glycolytic pathways
Term
What are muscle membranes called?
Definition
Sarcolemma and basement membrane
Term
What is sarcoplasm?
Definition
Muscle cytoplasm
Term
What does the sarcotubular system contain?
Definition
Transverse tubules
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Term
What is contained in a sarcomere?
Definition
Actin
Myosin
Troponin-tropomyosin complex
Term
what are the contractile proteins in muscle fibers?
Definition
Actin
Myosin
Tropomyosin complex
Term
What are the non-contractile proteins in muscle fibers?
Definition
Creatine and creatine kinase
Phosphate
Chloride
Calcium
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
Term
What does skeletal muscle require?
Definition
Constant supply of ATP
Term
What type of metabolism do muscle fibers use?
Definition
Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism
Term
What are the steps of muscle contraction?
Definition
Excitation
Coupling
Contraction
Relaxation
Term
What happens in coupling?
Definition
Release of Ca
Attaches to troponin and tropomysin
Term
What happens in contraction?
Definition
myosin binds to actin
Cross-bridge theory
Term
What is an isotonic muscle contraction?
Definition
Muscle maintains constant tension as it moves
Term
What are 2 types of isotonic contractions?
Definition
Eccentric
Concentric
Term
What are isometric contractions?
Definition
Muscle maintains constant length with increased tension
Term
What is an example of an isometric contraction?
Definition
Push against immovable object
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