What Prompts the Closure of the Epiphyseal Plate Around Age

question 95

Multiple Choice

What prompts the closure of the epiphyseal plate around age 18 ^-21?

• A) chondrocytes actively divide
• B) mitosis in the zone of calcification
• C) ossification of the zone of proliferation
• D) chondrocytes increase in size and mature

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