GENERAL HISTOLOGY

BONE

STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Remnant of the growth plate:
A
epiphyseal plate
B
spongy bone
C
epiphyseal line
D
lacunae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -As an individual reaches the end of the overall growth period, caused by increased concentrations of sex steroid hormones during puberty, the cartilage of the epiphyseal plate diminishes and is finally replaced by bone to form the epiphyseal line.

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