During bone development, an endochondral bone starts off as bands of hyaline cartilage between the two ends of the bone. Before ossification, this banded mass of hyaline cartilage is a type of joint called a(n) ________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


synchondrosis

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a) (A) b) (B) c) (C) d) (D) e) (E)

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