• Question: What is ossification?

    Asked by Gajanan to Chris, Hayley, Jimi on 17 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      Ossification is when cartilage gets transformedc into bone… it’s part os normal development, but can also cause disease if it happens in the wrong places.

    • Photo: Hayley Moulding

      Hayley Moulding answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      It is the process of forming bones. There are some diseases where if there is damage to ligaments and tendons (straps which connect bone to bone, and muscle to bone) these can also turn into bone. This isn’t good though. We need bones as well as connective tissue and organs for us to be healthy and happy 🙂

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