endochondral

(adjective)

within cartilage

Related Terms

Examples of endochondral in the following topics:

  • Bone Development

    • Intramembranous ossification stems from fibrous membranes in flat bones, while endochondral ossification stems from long bone cartilage.
    • The development of bone from fibrous membranes is called intramembranous ossification; development from hyaline cartilage is called endochondral ossification.
    • Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.
    • All of the bones of the body, except for the flat bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicles, are formed through endochondral ossification .
    • Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.

  • Development of the Skeleton

    • Early in gestation, a fetus has a cartilaginous skeleton that becomes skeletal bones in the gradual process of endochondral ossification.
    • Early in gestation, a fetus has a cartilaginous skeleton from which the long bones and most other bones gradually form throughout the remaining gestation period and for years after birth in a process called endochondral ossification.
    • Endochondral ossification involves cartilage as a precursor.

  • Embryonic and Fetal Bone Formation

    • During fetal development, bone tissue is created through intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification.
    • As development proceeds down the body axis, the long bones of the arms and legs are produced by endochondral ossification.
    • Unlike endochondral ossification, which is the other process by which bone tissue is created, cartilage is not present during intramembranous ossification.
    • Endochondral ossification is the other essential process during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system by which bone tissue is created.
    • Unlike intramembranous ossification, cartilage is present during endochondral ossification .

  • Stages of Bone Development

    • The formation of bone during the fetal stage of development occurs by two processes: intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification.
    • Endochondral ossification begins with points in the cartilage called "primary ossification centers. " They mostly appear during fetal development, though a few short bones begin their primary ossification after birth.

  • Postnatal Bone Growth

    • During postnatal bone formation, endochondral ossification initiates bone deposition by first generating a structural framework at the ends of long bones, within which the osteoblasts can synthesize new bone matrix.

  • Cartilage Growth

    • This temporary cartilage is gradually replaced by bone (Endochondral ossification), a process that ends at puberty.

  • Bone Remodeling and Repair

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

  • Bone Repair

    • The replacement process is known as endochondral ossification with respect to the hyaline cartilage and bony substitution with respect to the woven bone.

  • Capacity of Different Tissues for Repair

    • The replacement process is known as endochondral ossification with respect to the hyaline cartilage and bony substitution with respect to the woven bone.