Bones Continue to Lengthen Throughout Childhood and Adolescence Because

question 13

Multiple Choice

Bones continue to lengthen throughout childhood and adolescence because

• A) a growth plate is present in each epiphysis until the late teens.
• B) the production of cartilage for a lengthening bone occurs primarily on the inside of the growth plate.
• C) ossification cannot occur until after puberty.
• D) primary ossification occurs until death.
• E) the activity of osteoblasts cannot be reduced until adulthood.

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