Growth of Bone, Appositional growth [LMP43935-02]

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Diagnostic Modality:

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Disease Category:

Normal State

Species:

Feline

Organ System:

Bones, Joints, and Soft-Tissue Tumours

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Mike

Wiley

Growing end of a long bone in a kitten. Appositional growth demonstrated in the diaphysis of a longitudinal section of growing bone. Osteoblasts develop from progenitor cells in the periosteum and lay down bone on the periosteal surface.

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- Bone Collar
- Periosteum
- Skeletal muscle
- Fibrous layer of the periosteum
- Osteogenic layer
- Osteoblasts
- Osteoclasts

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Growth of Bone, Appositional growth [LMP43935-02]

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Growth of Bone, Appositional growth [LMP43935-02]

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Clinical History

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