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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Definitions:

Adjusted Basis

The original cost of a property adjusted for factors such as depreciation or improvements, used in calculating capital gains or losses for tax purposes.

Wash Sale

A tax term referring to the sale of a security at a loss and the repurchase of the same, or substantially the same, security shortly before or after, which disallows the claim of the loss for tax purposes.

Substantially Identical

Refers to property or securities that are nearly the same, often used in tax rules concerning wash sales.

Fair Market Value

The price at which an asset would sell on the open market between a willing buyer and a willing seller.