A Long Bone Increases in Length Until

question 33

Multiple Choice

A long bone increases in length until

• A)appositional growth starts.
• B)the body runs out of calcium.
• C)the epiphyseal cartilage becomes ossified.
• D)expansion of the secondary ossification centers ends.
• E)death; bones grow as long as we are alive.

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