Intramembranous ossification
Mesenchymal bone development that forms the non-long bones / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Intramembranous ossification is one of the two essential processes during fetal development of the gnathostome (excluding chondrichthyans such as sharks) skeletal system by which rudimentary bone tissue is created. Intramembranous ossification is also an essential process during the natural healing of bone fractures[1] and the rudimentary formation of bones of the head.[2]
Unlike endochondral ossification, which is the other process by which bone tissue is created during fetal development, cartilage is not present during intramembranous ossification.