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The ossification center (400X)

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Image copyright: Mathias Nordvi, ARR. (Tissue stain: H+E).

Here's an image of the ossification center which is situated just between the cartilage and the bone. The chondrocytes have increased in size. In contrast to the bone which is vascularized (means having no blood vessels), the cartilage contains no blood vessels.

Published August 28th 2015, updated December 24th 2018.