Which of the following statements concerning musculoskeletal system development is true?

A. Skeletal muscles develop from crest cells.
B. Myoblasts produce somites.
C. The vertebral column develops from somite-derived mesoderm.
D. Enlargement of muscles after birth is due to an increase in the number of muscle fibers.
E. Ossification ends before birth.


C

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