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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.
Endochondral ossification and intramembranous ossification are two processes resulting in the formation of normal, healthy bone tissue.[1] Heterotopic ossification is a process resulting in the formation of bone tissue, that is often atypical, at an extraskeletal location.he process of bone resorption by the osteoclasts releases stored calcium into the systemic circulation and is an important process in regulating calcium balance.