● Ossification (Osteogenesis)
▪ process of bone formation by osteoblasts.
● Intramembranous ossification (formation of membrane bone)
▪ Development from fibrous membranes.
▪ Involved in forming flat bones.
● Endochondral ossification (formation of replacement bone)
▪ Development from hyaline cartilage.
▪ Involved in forming bones except mentioned above bones.
● Long bones continue to lengthen until adolescence.
▪ Increase width through appositional growth.