The base of the cranium differs in its development from the viscerocranium and the calvaria in that it...

A. develops by endochondral ossification.
B. develops by intramembranous ossification.
C. develops from lateral plate mesoderm.
D. grows much more slowly than the former two structures.
E. is pushed to its final destination after it finishes growing by the growth of the former two structures.


Ans: A. develops by endochondral ossification.

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