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

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


Answer: E

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