Which statement is NOT true of the development of the skull before birth? A)The cranial bones are first formed as cartilage. B)Calcification begins in the thirdmonth of gestation. C)Osteoblasts differentiate from fibroblasts. D)Ossification is not complete at birth.

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Cranial bones are first formed through intramembranous ossification, not as cartilage. This process involves the direct laying down of bone matrix by osteoblasts within a fibrous membrane, without a prior cartilage model.

Which Statement Is NOT True of the Development of the Skull