GENERAL HISTOLOGY

BONE

OSSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is formed after the medullary cavity is created?
A
a primary ossification center
B
a curved surface of one bone which fits into the curved surface of another
C
a gliding synovial joint
D
opposition of the thumb across the palm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the primary ossification center is formed, the marrow cavity begins to expand toward the epiphysis. Then the subsequent stages of endochondral ossification will take place in several zones of the bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -bone formation, also called ossification, process by which new bone is produced.

Detailed explanation-3: -A primary ossification center is the first area of a bone to start ossifying. It usually appears during prenatal development in the central part of each developing bone. In long bones the primary centers occur in the diaphysis/shaft and in irregular bones the primary centers occur usually in the body of the bone.

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