The Fontanels on a Child's Skull Are Eventually Replaced by Osseous

question 67

Multiple Choice

The fontanels on a child's skull are eventually replaced by osseous tissue by the process of ___.

• A) endochondral ossificiation
• B) reticulation
• C) keratinization
• D) intramembranous ossification
• E) chondroblast replacement

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