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BME2800 Skeletal Tissue II Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What is the process of bone tissue formation called? - answer✔ossification
When does ossification begin? - answer✔embryonic development
What are the two processes by which bones develop? - answer✔intramembranous ossification
and endochondral ossification
Where does intramembranous ossification occur? - answer✔bones of the skull, scapula, and
clavicle
T or F: most of the bones in intramembranous ossification are long bones. - answer✔F; most of
the bones are flat bones
How do bones develop in intramembranous ossification? - answer✔from a fibrous membrane
Where does endochondral ossification occur? - answer✔most of the bones of the skeleton with
a marrow cavity
How do bones develop through endochondral ossification? - answer✔replacing hyaline
cartilage
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