AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1996

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    The process by which most of the cartilaginous tissue is transformed into bones is

    A)  endochondrial ossification

    B)  intermembranous ossification

    C)  calcification

    D)  none of the above.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    : Ossification is the formation of bone substance or conversion of other tissues to bone. It may be endochondrial ossification and intramembraneous ossification. Endochondrial ossification is the formation of bone in cartilage, as in formation of long bones. It involves the destruction and removal of cartilage and the formation of osseous tissue in space occupied by the cartilage. Intramembranous ossification is the formation of bone in or underneath a fibrous membrane.


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