Answer the following question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Intramembranous ossification begins in utero during fetal development and continues on into adolescence. At birth, the skull and clavicles are not fully ossified nor are the sutures of the skull closed. This allows the skull and shoulders to deform during passage through the birth canal. The last bones to ossify via intramembranous ossification are the flat bones of the face, which reach their adult size at the end of the adolescent growth spurt. Q: What process that begins in utero during fetal development and continues on into adolescence involves closing of the skull? Choices: - incubation - elongation - calcification - ossification A:
Answer:
ossification