. The development of the human body : a manual of human embryology. Embryology; Embryo, Non-Mammalian. 158 DEVELOPMENT OF BONE increases in thickness, there is a gradual absorption of the spongy bone and also of the earlier layers of periosteal bone, this absorption being carried on by large multinucleated cells, termed osteoclasts, derived from the marrow mesenchyme. By their action the bone is enabled to reach its requisite diameter and strength, without becoming an almost solid and unwieldy mass of compact bone. During the ossification of the cartilaginous trabeculse osteoblasts become encl
. The development of the human body : a manual of human embryology. Embryology; Embryo, Non-Mammalian. 158 DEVELOPMENT OF BONE increases in thickness, there is a gradual absorption of the spongy bone and also of the earlier layers of periosteal bone, this absorption being carried on by large multinucleated cells, termed osteoclasts, derived from the marrow mesenchyme. By their action the bone is enabled to reach its requisite diameter and strength, without becoming an almost solid and unwieldy mass of compact bone. During the ossification of the cartilaginous trabeculse osteoblasts become enclosed by the bony substance, the cavities in which they lie forming the lacuna and processes radiating out from them, the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McMurrich, J. Playfair (James Playfair), 1859-1939. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's son & co.
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