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Postnatal Bone Growth

Developing femur

Developing femur

Pictured is part of a longitudinal section of a rabbit's developing femur, with parts including: a) Flattened cartilage cells; b) Enlarged cartilage cells; c), d) Newly formed bone; e) Osteoblasts; f) Giant cells or osteoclasts; g), h) Shrunken cartilage cells.

This is a drawing of part of a longitudinal section of a rabbit's developing femur. The parts identified are: a) Flattened cartilage cells; b) Enlarged cartilage cells; c) [MISSING], d) Newly formed bone; e) Osteoblasts; f) Giant cells or osteoclasts; g) [MISSING] , h) Shrunken cartilage cells.

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