Veterinary Histology UFF
Department of Morphology - Biomedic Institue
LaBEc - Laboratory of Cellular and Extracellular Biomorphology
 
Veterinary Histology Atlas

Osseous Tissue

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Endochondral Ossification

Stages of ossification in a mold of cartilage. Note hypertrophic cartilage zone, where the chondrocytes begin the process of apoptosis, cytoplasmic hypertrophy.

ZCH: Zone of Cartilage Hypertrophy

ZCH