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About the time of birth in mammals, a secondary ossification center appears in each end (epiphysis) of long bones. Periosteal buds carry mesenchyme and blood vessels in and the process is similar to that occurring in a primary ossification center.
Ossification. This is the process by which the mesenchymal cells and the cartilages are converted into bones during development. Initially, during embryonic development, the skeleton remains primarily cartilaginous to form the basic structural components and framework of the body.