Anaphy Terms

Ossification center

the area of a bone to start to form new bone tissues

Mesenchyme

A unspecialized loose CT in the embryo capable of transforming to

different CT (Bone, cartilage, Blood and lymph tissue)

Woven Bone

first type of bone that osteoblasts form during ossification; Weak due

to random distribution of collagen fibers

Lamellar bone

mature bone; Osteoclasts break down woven bone to build LB. Has

Lamellae.

Intramembranous ossification

Formation of bone from mesenchyme; Commonly on

flat bones

Endochondral ossification

Formation of bone from a cartilage model

Fontanels

are large, membrane-covered spaces between the developing skull bones

that have not yet been ossified

Bone Remodeling

ongoing replacement of old/ injured bone tissue by new bone

tissue.

Bone Resorption

Removal of minerals and collagen by osteoclasts

Bone deposition

Addition of minerals and collagen fibers by osteoblasts