When Is Skeletal Growth in Girls Complete

question 84

Multiple Choice

When is skeletal growth in girls complete?

• A) Between ages 15 and 16
• B) Between ages 17 and 18
• C) When the growth plates of the long bones of the extremities have fused completely
• D) Both A and C
• E) All of the above

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