Which of the following is a site of endochondral (cartilaginous) growth in the cranial base?
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Spheno-occipital synchondrosis
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Coronal suture
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Midpalatal suture
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Frontomaxillary suture
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The cranial base grows largely by endochondral ossification at synchondroses, of which the spheno-occipital synchondrosis is the most important for postnatal growth. Sutures such as the midpalatal suture grow by intramembranous bone apposition.
Source: Proffit, Contemporary Orthodontics — oneguy
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