Anatomy & Histology · single question
All of the following are true regarding cartilage growth EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: D. Cartilage forms by intramembranous ossification
Cartilage undergoes endochondral (not intramembranous) ossification — that statement is the false 'except.'
- A. Slightly imprecise (interstitial growth chiefly increases length), but the clearest false statement is the ossification one below.
- B. True — interstitial growth (chondrocyte division within) increases length.
- C. Generally accepted — cartilage handles compressive loading well.
- D. Correct — this is the exception (false). Cartilage is associated with ENDOCHONDRAL ossification, not intramembranous.
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