Go to this website (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/ childhand) to view a radiograph (X-ray image) of a childs hand and wrist. The growing bones of child have an epiphyseal plate that forms a synchondrosis between the shaft and end of a long bone. Being less dense than bone, the area of epiphyseal cartilage is seen on this radiograph as the dark epiphyseal gaps located near the ends of the long bones, including the radius, ulna, metacarpal, and phalanx bones. Which of the bones in this image do not show an epiphyseal plate (epiphyseal gap)?
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Endochondral ossification is ________. a. the process that replaces hyaline cartilage with bone tissue b. the process by which mesenchyme differentiates directly into bone tissue c. completed before birth d. the process that gives rise to the joint interzone and future joint cavity
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The first step in solving 9 problem number 52 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Endochondral ossification is ________. a. the process that replaces hyaline cartilage with bone tissue b. the process by which mesenchyme differentiates directly into bone tissue c. completed before birth d. the process that gives rise to the joint interzone and future joint cavity
From the textbook chapter Joints you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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