Figure 40-3
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s).
-Which statement about endochondral bone development is true?
A) Ossification begins in the diaphysis and later occurs in the epiphyses.
B) Bones develop from a noncartilage connective tissue scaffold.
C) Most bones of the skull undergo endochondral bone development.
D) Only the periosteum undergoes endochondral bone development.
E) Osteoclasts are the bone-building cells of endochondral bone development.

Question

Figure 40-3
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). 
-Which statement about endochondral bone development is true?
A) Ossification begins in the diaphysis and later occurs in the epiphyses. 
B) Bones develop from a noncartilage connective tissue scaffold. 
C) Most bones of the skull undergo endochondral bone development. 
D) Only the periosteum undergoes endochondral bone development. 
E) Osteoclasts are the bone-building cells of endochondral bone development.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Endochondral ossification begins in the diaphysis (shaft) of the bone, where the primary ossification center forms, and later occurs in the epiphyses (ends) of the bone, where secondary ossification centers develop.

Figure 40-3 Use the Figure to Answer the Corresponding Question(s)