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Intramembranous and Endochondral Ossification
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What is the process of bone formation called?
Ossification (or osteogenesis) is the generic term for bone formation. There are two basic types: membranous ossification and endochondral ossification.
How was bones form?
There are two ways bones are formed, intramembranous ossification, and endochondral ossification. Intramembranous ossification is how the flat bones are formed, while the long bones are formed with endochondral ossification.
Which bone cell types is primarily responsible for initiating ossification of a bone?
osteoblast
Ossification that involves replacing cartilage with bone is?
endochondral ossification.
Bone formation can be referred to as?
ossification
Most bones of the body form by which type of ossification?
Intramembranous ossification
What is the process by which bones form?
ossification
Which ossification method would form a femur?
The femur is formed through the endochondral ossification process. This is where bone replaces the cartilage. There are six steps in this type of ossification and they are as follows; one the development of cartilage model, two the growth of the cartilage model, three the development of the primary ossification center, four the development of the medullary cavity, five the development of the secondary ossification centers, and six the formation of articular cartilage and the epiphyseal plate.
What type of ossification occurs in the roof of the skull?
Intramembranous ossification
How do you use ossification in a sentence?
Ossification occurs when bones are formed.
What is the type of ossification in bones preformed in cartilage?
Endochondral ossification is the type of ossification in bones that are formed in cartilage. This process involves the replacement of cartilage by bone during development and growth.
What is the primary ossification center of bone?
Secondary ossification centers appear in the epiphyses.
