MH 046 Bone Development

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SLIDE NAME

MH 046 Bone Development

TISSUES

Skull Cap (Calverium)
Epiphysis from a Femur

STAIN

Hematoxylin & Eosin
Decalcified Bone

IMAGE SIZE

48,960 x 39,529 pixels
7.2 GB

FILE SIZE

283 MB

MAGNIFICATION

40x

PIXEL SIZE

0.3171 µm

SOURCE

Medical Histology Collection

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University of Minnesota
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MH 046 Bone Development

Endochondral Bone Formation

Endochondral bone formation occurs at the epiphyseal plate of long bones. It can be identified by the layer of basophilic hyaline cartilage.

(The initial zones are easier to see in MH 029B Bone.)

Resting Zone - thin layer of non-dividing chondrocytes.
Proliferative Zone - rapidly dividing chondrocytes (basophilic) that organize into distinct columns ("stacks of coins").
Zone of Hypertrophy - chondrocytes (basophilic) cease dividing and grow in size. The cartilage matrix forms (lightly basophilic) linear bands between the columns of hypertrophied cells.
Zone of Calcification - the cartilage matrix becomes calcified inhibiting the diffusion of nutrients. The dying chondrocytes are removed leaving longitudinal spicules of calcified cartilage (intensely basophilic).
Zone of Ossification - osteoprogenitor cells migrate into the cavities with the new blood vessels. New bone (eosinophilic) forms on the scaffold of calcified cartilage (basophilic).

Osteoblasts - condense on the spicules of calcified cartilage and produce new bone (osteoid).
Osteoclasts (#1 and #2) - large, multinucleated cells that remove bone tissue.