If during the process of intramembranous ossification, the ossification center was removed, the result would be

A. no bone grows.
B. blood vessels will be encouraged to invade the area.
C. surrounding mesenchymal cells will not condense into periosteum because the ossification center is where these cells arise.
D. a hollow space develops in between the two layers of compact bone, as no spongy bone is produced.


Answer: A

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