ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION – 3
Hover or click on the image to observe some details of this vertebra of the tail of a mouse fetus and the ossification process that is occuring in it:
– Hyaline cartilage of the vertebral epiphyses.
– Epiphyseal discs of the vertebra.
– Medullary canal inside the diaphysis.
– Hyaline cartilage of the vertebral epiphyses.
– Epiphyseal discs of the vertebra.
– Medullary canal inside the diaphysis.
The regions where bone has been already produced are highlighted in red:
– The horizontal thick lines indicate the two Zones of ossification of the epiphyseal disc.
– Observe the regions around the diaphysis that form the wall around the vertebra. They are sections of the belt of bone that surrounds the entire middle region of the diaphysis.
Vertebra of the tail of a mouse fetus. Staining: Alcyan blue + eosin. Magnification: panoramic view.
