Cartilage-forming cells in the surrounding perichondrium secrete new matrix against the external face of the existing cartilage tissue.
A. secondary ossification
B. oppositional growth
C. bone resorption
D. appositional growth
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Essentially all bones of the skeleton below the base of the skull are formed this way. This process uses hyaline cartilage “bones” formed earlier as models for bone construction.
A. longitudinal bone growth
B. endochondral ossification
C. intramembranous ossification
D. bone remodeling
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