ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that a person is still growing. Epiphyseal plates (also known as growth plates) are areas of cartilage located near the ends of long bones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Long bones ossify and get longer as they grow and develop. These bones grow from their ends, known as the epiphysis, and the presence of a growth plate, or epiphyseal line, signifies that the bone is still growing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bones grow in length at the epiphyseal plate by a process that is similar to endochondral ossification. The cartilage in the region of the epiphyseal plate next to the epiphysis continues to grow by mitosis. The chondrocytes, in the region next to the diaphysis, age and degenerate.

Detailed explanation-4: -When Do Growth Plates Close? Growth plates usually close near the end of puberty. For girls, this usually is when they’re 13–15; for boys, it’s when they’re 15–17.