Intramembranous ossification
A) occurs in the bones of the skull.
B) is the process that produces most of the skeletal system.
C) occurs when bones develop from cartilage models.
D) occurs when osteoblasts invade the spaces left by dying cartilage cells.
E) has all of these characteristics.

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Intramembranous ossification occurs specifically in the bones of the skull, while endochondral ossification is the process that produces most of the skeletal system and occurs when bones develop from cartilage models. Neither of these processes involves osteoblasts invading spaces left by dying cartilage cells.

Intramembranous Ossification