Endochondral Ossification

What type of cartilage is used as a blueprint?

• hyaline

• fibrocartilage

• elastic

What do the mesenchymal cells differentiate into?

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• chondroclasts

• osteoclasts

Where is the primary ossification center located?

• diaphysis

• periosteum

• epiphysis

• metaphysis

What happens to the chondrocytes after the cartilage matrix calcifies?

• they turn into osteoblasts

• They die

• they mature into chondroclasts

What cell types are brought by the periosteal bud? (check all the apply)

• chondroclasts

• osteoclasts

• osteoblasts

• fibroblasts

What will the medullary cavity eventually contain?

• bone marrow

• epithelial tissue

• fluid

• it will be hollow

Where is the secondary ossification center located?

• periosteum

• metaphysis

• epiphysis

• diaphysis

What type of cartilage makes up the articular cartilage?

• Elastic

• Fibrocartilage

• Hyaline