Chapter 2- Ossification Flashcards
1
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Definition- Intramembranous Ossification
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Bone develops between sheets of fibrous connective tissue
2
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Definition- endochondral ossification
A
Cartilage develops
3
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Definition- epiphyseal plate
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Band of cartilage present in the primary ossification
4
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Definition- appositional growth
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Occurs when cartilage model also grows in thickness due to addition of more extracellular matrix on the perpheral cartilage surface.
5
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Definition- ossification
A
Formation of bone