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Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Biomineralization > Bone Development
... > Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena > Reproductive Physiological Phenomena > Reproduction > Embryonic and Fetal Development > Organogenesis > Musculoskeletal Development > Biomineralization > Bone Development
... > Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Morphogenesis > Embryonic and Fetal Development > Organogenesis > Musculoskeletal Development > Biomineralization > Bone Development
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Development > Biomineralization > Bone Development

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Bone Development  

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  • The growth and development of bones from fetus to adult. It includes two principal mechanisms of bone growth: growth in length of long bones at the epiphyseal cartilages and growth in thickness by depositing new bone (OSTEOGENESIS) with the actions of OSTEOBLASTS and OSTEOCLASTS.

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