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What is the process of cartilage turning into hard adults bones?
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What is the process of cartilage turning into hard bones?
Ossification
What covers the ends of bones in adults?
The ends of bones in adults are covered with cartilage. Cartilage is a tough yet flexible tissue that helps to protect bones and allows them to move more freely where bone meets bone (a joint). There are different types of cartilage in the body. The cartilage that covers the ends of bones at a joint is known as articular cartilage, a specific type of hyaline cartilage.
Do children have bones in their nose?
No. But they do have plenty of cartilage the answer is the same for adults too.
In adults does cartilage grow back faster than bones?
No. Bones usually take about 6 weeks. Cartilage can take years.
What do bones first develop as?
when you are a baby the bones then were cartilage
What is the process when cartilage is replaced by bones?
Ossification the the process that occurs when cartilage is replaced by bones!
What is the process of cartilage turning into hard bones?
Ossification
What covers the ends of bones in adults?
The ends of bones in adults are covered with cartilage. Cartilage is a tough yet flexible tissue that helps to protect bones and allows them to move more freely where bone meets bone (a joint). There are different types of cartilage in the body. The cartilage that covers the ends of bones at a joint is known as articular cartilage, a specific type of hyaline cartilage.
What is function of cartilage in adult bones?
In most cases, for adults, cartilage usually sits on ends of bones to prevent friction between other bones. -JoshuaP
Do children have bones in their nose?
No. But they do have plenty of cartilage the answer is the same for adults too.
In adults does cartilage grow back faster than bones?
No. Bones usually take about 6 weeks. Cartilage can take years.
Do we have cartliage in your arm?
We all have cartilage at the tips of our growing bones but as we get older and stop growing the cartilage has mainly disappeared. This growing process is generally completed by the time we are 25 years old. Babies and young children would have a larger amount of cartilage than a teenager. Adults have cartilage in their ears and nose.
Most bones develop from?
Most bones in the appendicular skeleton develop from cartilage in a process known as endochondral ossification.
What do bones first develop as?
when you are a baby the bones then were cartilage
What is the process of Cartlidge turning into hard adult bones?
Ossification
What is a difference between bone and cartilage. 1. bones are more flexible than cartilage 2. bones are harder than cartilage 3.bones are larger than cartilage?
Bones are of course harder
Do adults have more ribs than children?
Oh gosh no. A child has much more cartilage because a fetus has no bone this is to fit through the birth canal. It takes a child many years for their cartilage to become bone. This is why children have less broken bones than adults. They have not fully converged from cartilage to bone
