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OCR: How Do YOUR BONES GRoW? HEN BABY is in its mother's here growth occurs uterus, tough. flexible material W called cartilage et begins to Bone form here harder bones ventually grow As the baby grows, cartilage head IS continually replaced with bone process called ossification. This Bone takes place in the shafts and heads shaft of all bones Once hardened, your bones continue to lengthen until you are about 20 years old. ADULT At the age of around 20 years. bone growth complete. However some face bones. like the nose and lower jaw bones, continue to grow very grown, Fully- slightly ages Once fully bones are being repaired continually grown skeleton How the bones in BABY INFANT PDOLESCENT SDULT your hand develop eventually continuall ossifi ication ESCENT