GENERAL HISTOLOGY

BONE

OSSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the initial skeleton made of?
A
osteoclasts
B
osteoblasts
C
perichondrium
D
hyaline cartilage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These bones are called endochondral bones. In this process, the future bones are first formed as hyaline cartilage models.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three types of cartilage: Hyaline-most common, found in the ribs, nose, larynx, trachea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyaline cartilage is the most widespread and is the type that makes up the embryonic skeleton. It persists in human adults at the ends of bones in free-moving joints as articular cartilage, at the ends of the ribs, and in the nose, larynx, trachea, and bronchi.

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