2 SEM ACC W/RAVEN CARDED
2 SEM ACC W/RAVEN CARDED
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781264439218
Author: Raven
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 45.2, Problem 1LO
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To compare: The intramembranous and endochondral development.

Introduction: In the human skeletal system, new bones are produced by the hardening of cartilage, and this process is called bone formation (ossification). The cartilages get replaced by the accumulation of calcium and phosphate salts in a growing person. The process of ossification is classified into intramembranous and endochondral ossification.

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