Cartilage Grows in Two Ways, Appositional and Interstitial

question 108

Multiple Choice

Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?

• A) growth at the epiphyseal plate
• B) the secretion of new matrix against the external face of existing cartilage
• C) along the edges only of existing osteons, making each osteon larger
• D) the lengthening of hyaline cartilage

---

Definitions:

Disjunct

A component of a disjunction in logic, representing an alternative within a proposition, where if any disjunct is true, the entire statement is true.

Disjunction

The logical inclusionary operation indicating that if one or more of several propositions is true, the overall statement is true; emphasizes a different aspect of combining statements.

Biconditional

A logical statement where both parts imply each other; often phrased as "if and only if."

Component

A constituent part or element of a larger whole.