Which statement is NOT true of the development of the skull before birth?
A)The cranial bones are first formed as cartilage.
B)Calcification begins in the third month of gestation.
C)Osteoblasts differentiate from fibroblasts.
D)Ossification is not complete at birth.

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The cranial bones are not first formed as cartilage; they develop directly from mesenchyme through a process called intramembranous ossification.

Which Statement Is NOT True of the Development of the Skull