Ossification Flashcards
What are the 2 types of ossification?
- intramembranous
- endochondral
What bones are formed by intramembranous ossification?
- clavicle
- most cranial bones
What is the 1st type of bone cell in IO?
Mesenchymal cells
In the 1st step of IO, what do mesenchymal cells do?
Cluster together
1st Step of IO: What do mesenchymal cells differentiate into?
Osteoblasts
1st Step of IO: What is the term for the site of cluster?
Ossification centre
1st Step of IO: What do osteoblasts secrete?
Extracellular matrix
2nd Step of IO: What do osteoblasts differentiate into?
Osteocytes
2nd Step of IO: What process occurs which involves the hardening of the extracellular matrix?
Calcification
2nd Step of IO: What mineral is deposited?
Calcium
3rd Step of IO: What T is formed?
Trabeculae
3rd Step of IO: Trabeculae fuse together to form what type of bone?
Spongy/cancellous bone
3rd Step of IO: Connective tissue associated with blood vessels in the trabeculae differentiates into ?
Red bone marrow
4th Step of IO: What is formed at the edge of the bone from mesenchyme?
Periosteum
What types of bone are formed using intramembranous ossification?
Flat