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How does bone growth occur through ossification and remodeling?

By the end of the eighth week after conception, the initial skeletal framework of a human embryo is formed from cartilage and connective tissue membranes, and the process of ossification begins. This is the starting point for understanding how does bone growth occur, a dynamic process that continues from fetal development through adulthood, allowing bones to lengthen, thicken, and repair themselves over a lifetime.

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