Human Osteology and Bone Mechanics

  1. Bone Development and Growth
    1. Embryonic Development
      1. Mesenchymal Condensation
        1. Cell Differentiation
          1. Pattern Formation
          2. Intramembranous Ossification
            1. Process Overview
              1. Steps of Formation
                1. Mesenchymal Cell Condensation
                  1. Osteoblast Differentiation
                    1. Matrix Deposition
                      1. Mineralization
                      2. Sites of Occurrence
                        1. Cranial Bones
                          1. Facial Bones
                            1. Clavicle
                              1. Mandible
                            2. Endochondral Ossification
                              1. Cartilage Model Formation
                                1. Primary Ossification Center
                                  1. Location
                                    1. Development Process
                                    2. Secondary Ossification Centers
                                      1. Formation
                                        1. Development
                                        2. Growth Plate Structure
                                          1. Resting Zone
                                            1. Proliferative Zone
                                              1. Hypertrophic Zone
                                                1. Calcification Zone
                                                  1. Ossification Zone
                                                  2. Growth Plate Function
                                                    1. Longitudinal Growth
                                                      1. Regulation
                                                    2. Appositional Growth
                                                      1. Periosteal Bone Formation
                                                        1. Endosteal Remodeling
                                                          1. Increase in Bone Diameter
                                                          2. Skeletal Maturation
                                                            1. Epiphyseal Fusion
                                                              1. Timing
                                                                1. Sequence
                                                                  1. Sex Differences
                                                                  2. Age Estimation Methods
                                                                    1. Radiographic Assessment
                                                                      1. Histological Methods

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