ossified

Examples of ossified in the following topics:

• Growth of Bone

  • On the diaphyseal side, cartilage is ossified, allowing the diaphysis to grow in length.
  • It is considered a part of the growth plate: the part of the bone that grows during childhood, which, as it grows, ossifies near the diaphysis and the epiphyses.

• Bone Remodeling and Repair

  • This is similar to the endochondral formation of bone when cartilage becomes ossified; osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and bone matrix are present.

• Gnathostomes: Jawed Fishes

  • Nearly all bony fish have an ossified skeleton with specialized bone cells (osteocytes) that produce and maintain a calcium phosphate matrix.