The arrow is at the chondrogenic zone.

The arrow is at the chondrogenic zone.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not Determinable
• D. Not Applicable

Answer: (A)

Cartilage formation marks the chondrogenic zone. In developing bone, this region is where chondroblasts differentiate into chondrocytes and lay down the cartilage matrix, so you see cells in lacunae within a cartilage-rich, relatively non-mineralized tissue. If the arrow points to that kind of tissue on the diagram, the statement is true because the location corresponds to where chondrogenesis is taking place. This differs from areas where bone tissue is forming and mineralizing, which would not be the chondrogenic zone.

Cartilage formation marks the chondrogenic zone. In developing bone, this region is where chondroblasts differentiate into chondrocytes and lay down the cartilage matrix, so you see cells in lacunae within a cartilage-rich, relatively non-mineralized tissue. If the arrow points to that kind of tissue on the diagram, the statement is true because the location corresponds to where chondrogenesis is taking place. This differs from areas where bone tissue is forming and mineralizing, which would not be the chondrogenic zone.