GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Osteoblasts move in and ossify the matrix to form bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The growth of the epiphyseal plate which adds to the length of bone is called interstitial growth. The epiphyseal plate is a plate of cartilage tissue that will grow in length, and will eventually be replaced by bone tissue. This is the main site for lengthening of long bones.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyaline cartilage is the most common type of cartilage in your body. It lines your joints and caps the ends of your bones. Hyaline cartilage at the ends of your bones is sometimes referred to as articular cartilage.

Detailed explanation-4: -While bone is replacing cartilage in the diaphysis, cartilage continues to proliferate at the ends of the bone, increasing bone length. These proliferative areas become the epiphyseal plates (physeal plates/growth plates), which provide longitudinal growth of bones after birth and into early adulthood.