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Cells of the perichondrium need to take on a new role as ossification begins. they will become __________.

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They will become "Osteoblasts and begin to deposit bone matrix".

Perichondrium refers to a membrane which is made of connective tissue that covers cartilage and if we look at early bone development, perichondrium may be function as a reservoir of mesenchymal stem cells that can grow into osteoblasts, adipocytes and chondrocytes.


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