Most of the cartilages in vertebrate embryo are replaced in adult by
A
Blood
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
B
Bones
Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses
C
Tendons
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
D
Ligaments Muscle
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
Open in App
Solution
The correct option is B Bones
Endochondral ossification is the process by which growing cartilage is systematically replaced by bone to form the growing skeleton in vertebrate embryo.
This process occurs at three main sites: the physis, the epiphysis, and the cuboidal bones of the carpus and tarsus.
It is the mechanism responsible for the formation of all long bones of the axial skeleton (vertebrae and ribs) and the appendicular skeleton (limbs).